Relativistic Kinetic Theory of a Simple Gas
- 1 September 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 4 (9) , 1163-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1704047
Abstract
A consistent relativistic theory of transport processes in a simple gas is developed. The approach is the four‐dimensional geometric one due to Synge. Scalar and vector eigenfunctions of the linearized collision operator are derived when the scattering cross section is a simple separable function of scattering angle and relative velocity (Maxwellian particles). The bulk viscosity and thermal conductivity are computed explicitly for this case.Keywords
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