'… this book is certainly by far the best available in its category, be it for the clarity of exposition or for the vast amount of literature which is browsed … Who should consult this book with profit? Everybody interested in modelling or simulations of rarefied flows …'. Cédric Villani, European Journal of Mechanics B Fluids

• 1. Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction; 2. Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example; 3. Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions; 4. Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases; 5. Perturbation methods in more than one dimension; 6. Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry and radiation; 7. Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques; 8. Evaporation and condensation phenomena.

'… this book is certainly by far the best available in its category, be it for the clarity of exposition or for the vast amount of literature which is browsed … Who should consult this book with profit? Everybody interested in modelling or simulations of rarefied flows …'. Cédric Villani, European Journal of Mechanics B Fluids

• 1. Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction; 2. Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example; 3. Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions; 4. Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases; 5. Perturbation methods in more than one dimension; 6. Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry and radiation; 7. Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques; 8. Evaporation and condensation phenomena.

'… this book is certainly by far the best available in its category, be it for the clarity of exposition or for the vast amount of literature which is browsed … Who should consult this book with profit? Everybody interested in modelling or simulations of rarefied flows …'. Cédric Villani, European Journal of Mechanics B Fluids

• 1. Boltzmann equation and gas-surface interaction; 2. Problems for a gas in a slab: general aspects and preliminary example; 3. Problems for a gas in a slab or a half-space: discussion of some solutions; 4. Propagation phenomena and shock waves in rarefied gases; 5. Perturbation methods in more than one dimension; 6. Polyatomic gases, mixtures, chemistry and radiation; 7. Solving the Boltzmann equation by numerical techniques; 8. Evaporation and condensation phenomena.