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Karlstad University
Kinetic Theory
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 conser…
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- 31 August 2026
- Karlstad
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- 25 %
Overview
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.
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Mathematics 90 ECTS credits, including at least 30 ECTS credits at the G2F level, and English 6 or B, or equivalent
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- 2026-08-31
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- Education offering e.uoh.kau.maad02.55133.20262
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- 2026-09-23T10:37:56.839657+00:00
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- i.uoh.kau.maad02.55133.20262
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- e.uoh.kau.maad02.55133.20262
- Education-form source code
- HS
- Education code in the source
- MAAD02
- Change time according to the source
- 2026-03-03T14:11:06
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