Kinetic Theory

Education facts

Code: MAAD02

The course covers the following: - The Boltzmann equation for single monatomic gases, and extensions to gas mixtures and polyatomic molecules, - Discrete velocity models for single monatomic gases, gas mixtures, and/or polyatomic molecules, - The main properties of the non-linear Boltzmann equation, including conservation laws and the H-theorem, - The linearized Boltzmann equation and some common boundary conditions, - Construction of normal (without non-physical collision invariants) discrete velocity models, - Half-space problems: Knudsen layers, evaporation/condensation phenomena, conditions of existence, - Shock profiles: the Rankine-Hugoinot conditions and existence.

Entry requirements

Mathematics 90 ECTS credits, including at least 30 ECTS credits at the G2F level, and English 6 or B, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Kinetic Theory

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %