The mathematical theory of non-uniform gases : an account of the kinetic theory of viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion in gases / Sydney Chapman and T.G. Cowling Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970

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Chapman, Sydney, 1888-1970
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Kinetic theory of gases.
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Contents
  • Machine derived contents note: Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. Vectors and tensors
  • 2. Properties of a gas: definitions and theorems
  • 3. The equations of Boltzmann and Maxwell
  • 4. Boltzmann's H-theorem and the Maxwellian velocity-distribution
  • 5. The free path, the collision-frequency and persistence of velocities
  • 6. Elementary theories of the transport phenomena
  • 7. The non-uniform state for a simple gas
  • 8. The non-uniform state for a binary gas-mixture
  • 9. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: general expressions
  • 10. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: theoretical formulae for special molecular models
  • 11. Molecules with internal energy
  • 12
  • Viscosity: comparison of theory with experiment
  • 13. Thermal conductivity: comparison of theory with experiment
  • 14. Diffusion: comparison of theory with experiment
  • 15. The third approximation to the velocity-distribution function
  • 16. Dense gases
  • 17. Quantum theory and the transport phenomena
  • 18. Multiple gas mixtures
  • 19. Electromagnetic phenomena in ionized gases
  • Historical summary
  • Name index
  • Subject index
  • References to numerical data for particular gases (simple and mixed).
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