Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf kinetic theory concept
mathematical physics concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:BBGKY_hierarchy
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:statistical_mechanics
kinetic theory
many-body systems
gptkbp:consistsOf chain of coupled equations
gptkbp:describes time evolution of reduced distribution functions
gptkbp:formedBy 1940s
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Boltzmann_equation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Max_Born
gptkb:John_G._Kirkwood
gptkb:Herbert_S._Green
gptkb:Jacques_Yvon
gptkb:Nikolay_Bogoliubov
gptkbp:relatedTo plasma physics
correlation functions
liquid state theory
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
gptkbp:usedFor derivation of kinetic equations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nikolay_Bogolyubov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5