Lecture Notes on Kinetic Theory and Statistical Physics
Lecture Notes on Kinetic Theory and Statistical Physics
Lecture Notes on Kinetic Theory and Statistical Physics
These are the notes for lectures on Kinetic Theory and Statistical
Physics, being part of the 2nd-year course at Oxford. Topics covered includes:
Basic Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, From Local to Global Equilibrium
(Transport Equations) , Kinetic Calculation of Transport Coefficients,
Foundations of Statistical Mechanics , Statistical Mechanics of Simple Systems ,
Open Systems, Quantum Gases, Thermodynamics of Real Gases.
This note covers Molecular description of gases,
Molecular quantities and macroscopic gas parameters,
Gas laws, Collision frequency,
Free molecular, transitional, and continuum flow regimes,
Transfer of molecular quantities, Transfer equation,
Diffusion, viscous drag, and heat conduction.
The
PDF book has a number of articles related to the following topics related to
Kinetic Theory and Swarming Tools to Modeling Complex Systems : Kinetic Theory
and Swarming Tools to Modeling Complex Systems - Symmetry problems in the
Science of Living Systems, On the Complex Interaction between Collective
Learning and Social Dynamics, Diffusive and Anti-Diffusive Behavior for Kinetic
Models of Opinion Dynamics, Forecasting Efficient Risk/Return Frontier for
Equity Risk with a KTAP Approach - A Case Study in Milan Stock Exchange,
Numerical Simulation of a Multiscale Cell Motility Model Based on the Kinetic
Theory of Active Particles, Kinetic Model for Vehicular Traffic with Continuum
Velocity and Mean Field Interactions, A Critical Analysis of Behavioural Crowd
Dynamics—From a Modelling Strategy to Kinetic Theory Methods, Particle Methods
Simulations by Kinetic Theory Models of Human Crowds Accounting for Stress
Conditions.
This book covers the
following topics: Foundations Of The Hypothesis, Pressure Of Gases, Maxwell's
Law, Ideal And Actual Gases, Molecular And Atomic Energy, Molecular Free Paths,
Viscosity Of Gases, Diffusin Of Gases and Conduction Of Heat.
This book
is written by William Pingry Boynton and presupposes a moderate acquaintance with the
fundamentals of physics and chemistry, and a mathematical equipment involving
familiarity with the differential calculus and at least the notation of the
integral calculus.