Grad's moment method

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Chapman-Enskog_expansion
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Boltzmann_equation
gptkbp:field kinetic theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grad's moment method
gptkbp:numberOfMoments 13 (in the original formulation)
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Harold_Grad
gptkbp:purpose approximate solutions to the Boltzmann equation
gptkbp:relatedTo hydrodynamics
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
gptkbp:usedIn fluid dynamics
plasma physics
rarefied gas dynamics
gptkbp:uses moments of the distribution function
gptkbp:yearProposed 1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chapman–Enskog_expansion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7