Kinetic Theory of Dense Gases

The Boltzmann equation is found to be determined to arbitrary order in the density as a consequence of the molecular chaos assumption. A three-body collision approximation is given explicitly and shown to be identical to that implied by the Bogolyubov assumptions; the relation between the molecular...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 1960-01, Vol.33 (5), p.1386-1402
Main Authors: Hollinger, Henry B., Curtiss, C. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Boltzmann equation is found to be determined to arbitrary order in the density as a consequence of the molecular chaos assumption. A three-body collision approximation is given explicitly and shown to be identical to that implied by the Bogolyubov assumptions; the relation between the molecular chaos assumption and the Bogolyubov assumptions is discussed. It is shown that the Enskog modification of the Boltzmann equation for dense gases composed of rigid spheres is correct, subject to the molecular chaos assumption. The current disagreement over the correct form for this equation is discussed.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.1731418