This book goes beyond the scope of other works in the field with its thorough treatment of applications in a wide variety of disciplines. The third edition features a new section on constants of motion and symmetry and a new appendix on the Lorentz-Legendre expansion.

The Liouville Equation.- Analyses of the Liouville Equation.- The Boltzmann Equation, Fluid Dynamics, and Irreversibility.- Assorted Kinetic Equations with Applications to Plasmas and Neutral Fluids.- Elements of Quantum Kinetic Theory.- Relativistic Kinetic Theory.- Kinetic Properties of Metals and Amorphous Media.