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Before we begin the study of the kinetic theory of a non-equilibrium relativistic gas we shall present a phenomenological theory based on the linear thermodynamics of irreversible processes. The constitutive equations obtained in this chapter will be derived in the next chapters on the basis of the relativistic Boltzmann equation and explicit expressions for the transport coefficients will be given in terms of the interaction potential between the relativistic particles. In this chapter we shall deal only with a single relativistic gas. The reader who is interested in a more elaborated thermodynamic theory based on rational extended thermodynamics should consult the book by Müller and Ruggeri [5].
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Cercignani, C., Kremer, G.M. (2002). Thermomechanics of Relativistic Fluids. In: The Relativistic Boltzmann Equation: Theory and Applications. Progress in Mathematical Physics, vol 22. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8165-4_4
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