Boltzmann transport equation
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Equation
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Dilute gases
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| gptkbp:assumes |
gptkb:Molecular_chaos_(Stosszahlansatz)
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| gptkbp:category |
Partial differential equations
Transport equations |
| gptkbp:describes |
Time evolution of distribution function
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Statistical_mechanics
Kinetic theory |
| gptkbp:form |
Integro-differential equation
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
1872
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| gptkbp:generalizes |
gptkb:Liouville_equation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Boltzmann transport equation
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| gptkbp:includes |
Collision term
Streaming term |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Ludwig_Boltzmann
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Maxwell–Boltzmann_distribution
gptkb:H-theorem Relaxation time approximation |
| gptkbp:solvedBy |
gptkb:Monte_Carlo_simulation
gptkb:Chapman–Enskog_expansion Moment method |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Transport phenomena |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Astrophysics
Plasma physics Neutron transport Semiconductor physics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ludwig_Boltzmann
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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