Kinetic theories and the Boltzmann equation : lectures given at the 1st 1981 session of the Centro internazionale matematico estivo (C.I.M.E.), held at Montecatini, Italy, June 10-18, 1981 /

Includes bibliographies.

Time-dependent linear transport theory / J. Hejtmanek -- An introduction to the nonlinear Boltzmann-Vlasov equation / H. Neunzert -- The Boltzmann equation and its properties / P.F. Zweifel -- Preliminary results on the non-existence of solutions for a half space Boltzmann collision model with three degrees of freedom / M.D. Arthur -- The space-homogeneous Boltzmann equation for molecular forces of infinite range / T. Elmroth -- The Cauchy problem for the Boltzmann equation / A. Palczėwski -- Boltzmann hierarchy and Boltzmann equation / H. Spohn -- A nonlinear half-space problem in the kinetic theory of gases / T. Ytrehus.