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Elementary kinetic theory of gases

Elementary kinetic theory of gases

Elementary kinetic theory of 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.

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Kinetic Theory and Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas

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