Overview

Hard spheres and related objects (hard disks and mixtures of hard systems) are paradigmatic systems: indeed, they have served as a basis for the theoretical and numerical development of a number of fields, such as general liquids and fluids, amorphous solids, liquid crystals, colloids and granular matter, to name but a few. The present volume introduces and reviews some important basics and progress in the study of such systems. Their structure, thermodynamic properties, equations of state, as well as kinetic and transport properties are considered from different and complementary points of view. This book addresses graduate students, lecturers as well as researchers in statistical mechanics, physics of liquids, physical chemistry and chemical engineering.

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Author:   Angel Mulero
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2008 ed.
Volume:   753
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.160kg
ISBN:  

9783540787662

ISBN 10:   3540787666
Pages:   546
Publication Date:   09 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Structure of Hard Spheres and Related Systems.- to the Thermodynamics of Hard Spheres and Related Systems.- Equations of State for Hard Spheres and Hard Disks.- Application of Hard-Sphere and Hard-Disk Equations of State to the Weeks–Chandler–Andersen Reference System.- Binary Mixtures of Additive Hard Spheres. Simulations and Theories.- Alternative Approaches to the Equilibrium Properties of Hard-Sphere Liquids.- Density Functional Theories of Hard Particle Systems.- Ensemble Effects in Small Systems.- Modelling of Transport Properties of Hard Sphere Fluids and Related Systems, and its Applications.- Kinetic Theory for Binary Granular Mixtures at Low Density.

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From the reviews: “This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. … this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools.” (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

From the reviews: This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. ... this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools. (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

From the reviews: This compilation of lecture notes tries to summarize all the theoretical and numerical knowledge concerning the physics of hard-sphere systems. ! this book mainly concerns researchers who work in the domain of soft condensed matter, colloid physics, granular or sand materials, and who seek information on the recent numerical results obtained for this problem using statistical physics tools. (Jean-Yves Fortin, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 g)

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