Transport phenomena and kinetic theory : applications to gases, semiconductors, photons, and biological systems

The study of kinetic equations related to gases, semiconductors, photons, traffic flow, and other systems has developed rapidly in recent years because of its role as a mathematical tool in many applications in areas such as engineering, meteorology, biology, chemistry, materials science, nanotechno...

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Autore principale: Cercignani, Carlo (Direttore editoriale)
Altri autori: Gabetta, Ester (Direttore editoriale)
Natura: Livre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston 2007.
Cham : Springer Nature
Serie:Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology
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Edition sous un autre format:• Transport phenomena and kinetic theory, applications to gases, semiconductors, photons, and biological systems, Carlo Cercignani, Ester Gabetta (eds.), Boston, Birkhäuser, 2007, 1 vol. (XIII-271 p.), Modelling and simulation in science, engineering and technology, 978-0-8176-4489-5
• Projective geometry and formal geometry, Lucian Bždescu, Basel, Birkhäuser, 2004, 1 vol. (XIV-209 p.), Monografie matematyczne, 0-8176-7123-4
Sommario:
  • Analytic Aspects of the Boltzmann Equation
  • Rigorous results for conservation equations and trend to equilibrium in space-inhomogeneous kinetic theory
  • Results on optimal rate of convergence to equilibrium for spatially homogeneous Maxwellian gases
  • Nonresonant velocity averaging and the Vlasov-Maxwell system
  • Modeling Applications, Inverse and Computational Problems in Quantum Kinetic Theory
  • Multiband quantum transport models for semiconductor devices
  • Optimization models for semiconductor dopant profiling
  • Inverse problems for semiconductors: models and methods
  • Deterministic kinetic solvers for charged particle transport in semiconductor devices
  • Miscellaneous Applications in Physics and Natural Sciences
  • Methods and tools of mathematical kinetic theory towards modelling complex biological systems
  • Kinetic modelling of late stages of phase separation
  • Ground states and dynamics of rotating Bose-Einstein condensates
  • Two inverse problems in photon transport theory: evaluation of a time-dependent source and of a time-dependent cross section.