Rarefied gas dynamics : proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, July 8-14, 1990, Aachen, Germany

This book describes the most recent international research in the field of rareified gas dynamics (RGD). Unique in the depth and scope of its presentation, it considers progress made in the treatment of non-equilibrium phenomena in such fields as aerospace, vacuum technology, isotope separation and gas dynamic lasers. Due to the broad range of RGD applications, the volume will appeal to readers from numerous fields (eg physics, engineering, mathematics, chemistry).