Concept information
Preferred term
BBGKY hierarchy
Definition(s)
- In statistical physics, the BBGKY hierarchy (Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy, sometimes called Bogoliubov hierarchy) is a set of equations describing the dynamics of a system of a large number of interacting particles. The equation for an s-particle distribution function (probability density function) in the BBGKY hierarchy includes the (s + 1)-particle distribution function, thus forming a coupled chain of equations. This formal theoretic result is named after Nikolay Bogolyubov, Max Born, Herbert S. Green, John Gamble Kirkwood, and Jacques Yvon. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBGKY_hierarchy)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- BBGKY equation
- Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy
In other languages
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French
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équation BBGKY
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hiérarchie Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-NGN2Z4HW-6
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