Accession Number:

AD0600873

Title:

A STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVEY OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE MECHANICS FRAREFIED GASES AND PLASMAS.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

TORONTO UNIV (ONTARIO) INST FOR AEROSPACE STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Patterson,G. N.

Report Date:

1964-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

235.0

Abstract:

The report presents a survey of some aspects of the kinetic theory of rarefied gases neutral molecules and a brief introduction to the characteristics of ensembles of identical charged particles. Consideration is given to the derivation and properties of the Boltzmann equation. Author

Descriptors:

• *PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• *RAREFIED GAS DYNAMICS
• KINETIC THEORY
• KINETIC THEORY
• MECHANICS
• MOLECULAR BEAMS
• MONTE CARLO METHOD
• RELATIVITY THEORY
• CHARGED PARTICLES

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE