ENGLISH

Granular Gases

By Thorsten Poschel , Twan P.C. van Noije , Matthieu H. Ernst (auth.) , Stefan Luding (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
3540414584, 9783540414582
DOI
10.1007/3-540-44506-4
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL9057160M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2912624 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 564
Edition
1
Pages
457\443
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Complex Fluids; Theoretical and Applied MechanicsCondensed Matter; MechanicsFluidsThermodynamics; Statistical Physics; Soft Matter

Description

"Granular Gases" are diluted many-particle systems in which the mean free path of the particles is much larger than the typical particle size, and where particle collisions occur dissipatively. The dissipation of kinetic energy can lead to effects such as the formation of clusters, anomalous diffusion and characteristic shock waves to name but a few. The book is organized as follows: Part I comprises the rigorous theoretical results for the dilute limit. The detailed properties of binary collisions are described in Part II. Part III contains experimental investigations of granular gases. Large-scale behaviour as found in astrophysical systems is discussed in Part IV. Part V, finally, deals with possible generalizations for dense granular systems.

Similar books