The Boltzmann Transport Equation: Theory and Applications
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The classical theory of transport processes is based on the Boltzmann transport equation. The equation can be derived simply by defining a distribution function and inspecting its time derivative. From this equation, many important results can be derived. In addition to some of the textbook results from the Boltzmann transport equation, it is still being used in many contemporary research projects to model transport phenomena.
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