The Statistical Mechanical Theory of Transport Processes II. Transport in Gases

1947/01/01 by John G. Kirkwood · 3 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Argument (complex analysis) #Boltzmann constant #Boltzmann equation #Chemistry #Classical mechanics #Convection–diffusion equation #Differential equation #Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory #Kinetic theory #Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution #Mechanics #Partial differential equation #Physics #Plasma #Quantum mechanics #Statistical mechanics #Statistical physics #Theoretical physics #Thermodynamics #Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena #Transport phenomena #Transport theory

paper · doi:10.1063/1.1746292

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Abstract

By means of the methods developed in the first paper of this series, SMTI, the Maxwell-Boltzmann integro-differential equation, underlying the well-developed Chapman-Enskog theory of transport phenomena in gases of low density, is derived from the principles of statistical mechanics. The derivation supplements and clarifies the usual physical argument employed to establish this important equation.

Citations

• The Statistical Mechanical Theory of Transport Processes I. General Theory

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