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Materials --- Propriétés mécaniques --- Viscosité --- Viscosity --- Kinetic theory of matter --- Matière, Théorie cinétique de la --- Mechanical properties.

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One of the questions about which humanity has often wondered is the arrow of time. Why does temporal evolution seem irreversible? That is, we often see objects break into pieces, but we never see them reconstitute spontaneously. This observation was first put into scientific terms by the so-called second law of thermodynamics: entropy never decreases. However, this law does not explain the origin of irreversibly; it only quantifies it. Kinetic theory gives a consistent explanation of irreversibility based on a statistical description of the motion of electrons, atoms, and molecules. The concepts of kinetic theory have been applied to innumerable situations including electronics, the production of particles in the early universe, the dynamics of astrophysical plasmas, quantum gases or the motion of small microorganisms in water, with excellent quantitative agreement. This book presents the fundamentals of kinetic theory, considering classical paradigmatic examples as well as modern applications. It covers the most important systems where kinetic theory is applied, explaining their major features. The text is balanced between exploring the fundamental concepts of kinetic theory (irreversibility, transport processes, separation of time scales, conservations, coarse graining, distribution functions, etc.) and the results and predictions of the theory, where the relevant properties of different systems are computed.

Kinetic theory of matter. --- Transport theory. --- Matière, Théorie cinétique de la. --- Théorie du transport.

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Matière, Théorie cinétique de la. --- Kinetic theory of matter. --- Mécanique analytique --- Mecanique classique --- Mecanique du solide

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Plasma (Ionized gases). --- Plasma (Ionized gases) --- Kinetic theory of gases --- Mathematical physics --- Physique mathématique --- Kinetic theory of matter. --- Solid state physics --- Physique de l'état solide. --- Gaz, Théorie cinétique des. --- Plasmas (gaz ionisés) --- Matière, Théorie cinétique de la. --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Étude et enseignement (supérieur)

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This volume is mainly concerned with a systematic development of the theory of plasmas, the authority being firmly rooted in the pioneering work of Landau. Corresponding results are also given for partially ionized plasmas, relativistic plasmas, degenerate or non-ideal plasmas and solid state plasmas.

530.1 --- 530.1 Basic principles of physics --- Basic principles of physics --- Kinetic theory of gases --- Plasma (Ionized gases) --- Solid state physics --- Mathematical physics --- Physique mathématique --- Kinetic theory of matter. --- Physique de l'état solide. --- Gaz, Théorie cinétique des. --- Plasmas (gaz ionisés) --- Matière, Théorie cinétique de la. --- Study and teaching (Higher) --- Etude et enseignement (supérieur) --- Gaseous discharge --- Gaseous plasma --- Magnetoplasma --- Ionized gases --- Étude et enseignement (supérieur)