Hard ball systems and the Lorentz gas / L.A. Bunimovich... [et al.] ; edited by D. Szász

• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; London : Springer, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 458 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
• Disciplina: 514.74
• Soggetto topico: Dynamics; Hamiltonian systems
• Classificazione: 53.1.3; LC QC20.7.H35
• Altri autori: Szász, D. Bunimovich, L. A.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: Geometric approach to semi-dispersing billiards / D. Burago, S. Ferleger and A. Kononenko -- On the sequences of collisions among hard spheres in infinite space / T.J. Murphy and E.G.D. Cohen -- Hard ball systems and semi-dispersive billiards / N. Simányi -- Decay of correlations for Lorentz gases and hard balls / N. Chernov and L.-S. Young -- Entropy values and entropy bounds / N. Chernov -- Existence of transport coefficients / L.A. Bunimovich -- Interacting particles / C. Liverani -- Scaling dynamics of a massive piston in an ideal gas / J.L. Lebowitz, J. Piasecki, and Ya. Sinai -- Kinetic theory estimates for the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, and the largest Lyapunov exponents for dilute, hard balls gases and for dilute, random Lorentz gases / R. van Zon, H. van Beijeren and J.R. Dorfman -- Simulation of billiards and of hard body fluids / H.A. Posch and R. Hirschl -- Lorentz gas / C.P. Dettmann -- Entropy balance, multibaker maps, and the dynamics of the Lorentz gas / T. Tél and J. Vollmer -- Boltzmann's ergodic hypothesis, a conjecture for centuries? / D. Szász
• ISBN: 3540676201
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 991002844129707536
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento
• Serie: Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences, 0938-0396 ; v. 101. Mathematical physics II.