Kinetic Theory and Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas
Kinetic Theory and Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas
Kinetic Theory and Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas
The
PDF covers the following topics related to Kinetic Theory and
Magnetohydrodynamics of Plasmas : Kinetic Description of a Plasma, Equilibrium
and Fluctuations, Linear Theory: Plasma Waves, Landau Damping and Kinetic
Instablities, Energy, Entropy, Free Energy, Heating, Irreversibility and Phase
Mixing, General Kinetic Stability Theory, Nonlinear Theory: Two Pretty Nuggets,
Quasilinear Theory, Kinetics of Quasiparticles, Langmuir Turbulence, Stochastic
Echo and Phase-Space Turbulence, MHD Equations, MHD in a Straight Magnetic
Field, MHD Relaxation, MHD Stability and Instabilities.
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 note
will discuss the development of basic kinetic approaches to more complex and
contemporary systems. Topics covered includes: Aperitifs, Random
Walks/Diffusion, Collisions, Aggregation, Fragmentation, Adsorption Kinetics,
Spin Dynamics, Coarsening, Reaction Kinetics, Complex Networks.
Author(s): E. Ben-Naim, P. L. Krapivsky, and S. Redner
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.