A Journey Around the Different Scales Involved in the Description of Matter and Complex Systems A Brief Overview with Special Emphasis on Kinetic Theory Approaches /

• Main Authors: Chinesta, Francisco (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Abisset-Chavanne, Emmanuelle (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Quantum physics.; Materials science.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Quantum Physics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This SpringerBrief covers the main scales of description of matter, starting at its finest level, the quantum scale, moving through ab-initio, molecular dynamics, coarse grained approaches, to finish at the scale of kinetic theory models that allows a nice compromise between the rich but expensive m...