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In a very practical sense transport equations are at the heart of understanding the dynamical properties of condensed and fluid matter. Only in rare exceptions one can deal with the full microscopic evolution of particles and one is thus forced to use transport equations as an indispensable intermediary towards experimentally observed phenomena. In such a situation it is clear that there is a considerable amount of physical modelling on the level of transport equations and it is difficult, if not impossible, to establish their precise link to the microscopic world. Given the unquestionable empirical success of the whole procedure, there is little room for doubt. Nevertheless one would like to have, at least in a few prototypical cases, a complete understanding of how the microscopic level and the level of transport equations are connected.
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Spohn, H. (1994). Quantum Kinetic Equations. In: Fannes, M., Maes, C., Verbeure, A. (eds) On Three Levels. NATO ASI Series, vol 324. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2460-1_1
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