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Other Authors: Szász, D., Bunimovich, L. A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2000]
Series:Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences ; v. 101.
Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences. Mathematical physics ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Dynamics.
Hamiltonian systems.
Table of Contents:
  • Geometric approach to semi-dispersing billiards / D. Burago, S. Ferleger and A. Kononenko
  • On the sequences of collisions among hard spheres in infinite space / T.J. Murphy and E.G.D. Cohen
  • Hard ball systems and semi-dispersive billiards / N. Simányi
  • Decay of correlations for Lorentz gases and hard balls / N. Chernov and L.-S. Young
  • Entropy values and entropy bounds / N. Chernov
  • Existence of transport coefficients / L.A. Bunimovich
  • Interacting particles / C. Liverani
  • Scaling dynamics of a massive piston in an ideal gas / J.L. Lebowitz, J. Piasecki, and Ya. Sinai
  • Kinetic theory estimates for the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, and the largest Lyapunov exponents for dilute, hard balls gases and for dilute, random Lorentz gases / R. van Zon, H. van Beijeren and J.R. Dorfman
  • Simulation of billiards and of hard body fluids / H.A. Posch and R. Hirschl
  • Lorentz gas / C.P. Dettmann
  • Entropy balance, multibaker maps, and the dynamics of the Lorentz gas / T. Tél and J. Vollmer
  • Boltzmann's ergodic hypothesis, a conjecture for centuries? / D. Szász.