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020			_a9781107048225
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.11364 _bV585r
100			_aVereshchagin, Gregory V.
245			_aRelativistic kinetic theory _bwith applications in astrophysics and cosmology _cGregory V. Vereshchagin and Alexey G. Aksenov
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2017 _aCambridge
300			_axii, 330p
520			_aRelativistic kinetic theory has widespread application in astrophysics and cosmology. The interest has grown in recent years as experimentalists are now able to make reliable measurements on physical systems where relativistic effects are no longer negligible. This ambitious monograph is divided into three parts. It presents the basic ideas and concepts of this theory, equations and methods, including derivation of kinetic equations from the relativistic BBGKY hierarchy and discussion of the relation between kinetic and hydrodynamic levels of description. The second part introduces elements of computational physics with special emphasis on numerical integration of Boltzmann equations and related approaches, as well as multi-component hydrodynamics. The third part presents an overview of applications ranging from covariant theory of plasma response, thermalization of relativistic plasma, comptonization in static and moving media to kinetics of self-gravitating systems, cosmological structure formation and neutrino emission during the gravitational collapse.
650			_aRelativistic mechanics
650			_aKinetic theory of matter
700			_aAksenov, Alexey G.
942			_cBK
999			_c561181 _d561181