The Mathematical Theory of Non-uniform Gases
An Account of the Kinetic Theory of Viscosity, Thermal Conduction and Diffusion in Gases

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
1. Vectors and tensors
2. Properties of a gas: definitions and theorems
3. The equations of Boltzmann and Maxwell
4. Boltzmann's H-theorem and the Maxwellian velocity-distribution
5. The free path, the collision-frequency and persistence of velocities
6. Elementary theories of the transport phenomena
7. The non-uniform state for a simple gas
8. The non-uniform state for a binary gas-mixture
9. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: general expressions
10. Viscosity, thermal conduction, and diffusion: theoretical formulae for special molecular models
11. Molecules with internal energy
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Viscosity: comparison of theory with experiment
13. Thermal conductivity: comparison of theory with experiment
14. Diffusion: comparison of theory with experiment
15. The third approximation to the velocity-distribution function
16. Dense gases
17. Quantum theory and the transport phenomena
18. Multiple gas mixtures
19. Electromagnetic phenomena in ionized gases
Historical summary
Name index
Subject index
References to numerical data for particular gases (simple and mixed).