Physical Kinetics
- 1st Edition, Volume 10 - January 1, 1981
- Authors: L. P. Pitaevskii, E.M. Lifshitz, J. B. Sykes
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 5 4 1 - 2
The approach to physical kinetics is closely integrated with that of other branches of physics as presented in the companion volumes of this series. The major part of the contents… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe approach to physical kinetics is closely integrated with that of other branches of physics as presented in the companion volumes of this series. The major part of the contents is concerned with a systematic development of the theory of plasmas, the authority being firmly rooted in the pioneer work of Landau. Although the main scope concerns fully ionized gaseous plasmas, corresponding results are also given for partially ionized plasmas, relativistic plasmas, degenerate or non-ideal plasmas and solid state plasmas. Problems (with answers) are to be found in the text. This work completes the Course of Theoretical Physics begun over 20 years ago
Final year undergraduates, postgraduates, research workers in theoretical physics and physics
(partial) Preface
Notation
Kinetic theory of gases
The diffusion approximation
Collisionless plasmas
Collisions in plasmas
Plasmas in magnetic fields
Instability theory
Insulators
Quantum liquids
Metals
The diagram technique for non-equilibrium systems
Superconductors
Kinetics of phase transitions
Index
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 10
- Published: January 1, 1981
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483285412
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L. P. Pitaevskii
Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Physical Problems, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSRRead Physical Kinetics on ScienceDirect