LIOUVILLE-EQUATION IN RELATIVISTIC DYNAMICS.

Abstract

Although (a) Liouville-equation is based on a Hamiltonian formalism and (b) there is no Hamiltonian in relativistic dynamics, it is shown that the modified Hamiltonian description of Schmutzer leads to the Liouville-equation again: it can serve as a foundation for relativistic statistical mechanics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0610080

Entities

People

  • G. Kalman

Organizations

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Liouville Equation
  • Mechanics
  • Statistical Mechanics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.