TY - BOOK AU - Chapman, Sydney ; Cowling, T. G. TI - Mathematical theory of non-uniform gases- 3/ed SN - 9780521408448 AV - QC175 PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Physics N1 - 1. Vectors and tensors; 2. Properties of a gas: definitions and theorems; 3. The equations of Boltzmann and Maxwell; 4. Boltzmann's H-theorem and the Maxwellian velocity-distribution; 5. The free path, the collision-frequency and persistence of velocities; 6. Elementary theories of the transport phenomena; 7. The non-uniform state for a simple gas; 8. The non-uniform state for a binary gas-mixture; 9. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: general expressions; 10. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: theoretical formulae for special molecular models; 11. Molecules with internal energy; 12. Viscosity: comparison of theory with experiment; 13. Thermal conductivity: comparison of theory with experiment; 14. Diffusion: comparison of theory with experiment; 15. The third approximation to the velocity-distribution function; 16. Dense gases; 17. Quantum theory and the transport phenomena; 18. Multiple gas mixtures; 19. Electromagnetic phenomena in ionized gases; Historical summary; Name index; Subject index; References to numerical data for particular gases ER -