A monograph co-authored by Professor LI Hui from the College of Chemistry at Jilin University (JLU) and Professor Frederick R. W. McCourt from the University of Waterloo in Canada was officially published by Oxford University Press on Jan 4, 2024.

The book, titled Transport Properties and Potential Energy Models for Monatomic Gases, focuses on the statistical mechanics of transport in monatomic gases.

This publication is the 174th volume in the Oxford University Press’ International Series of Monographs on Physics, one of the most authoritative series in the field of physics, and marks the first major contribution by a scholar from the Chinese mainland to this prestigious series.

Over the past three decades, taking high-precision experimental measurements of gas transport properties under extreme conditions has remained a significant challenge. In this book, Professors LI and McCourt expand on the theoretical framework for describing the transport coefficients of monatomic gases.

They introduced second-order approximation expressions, explored binary atomic collision dynamics models and their applications in binary mixtures in the book, offering valuable references for comparing experimental and theoretical data.

The book provides professional knowledge and practical guidance for researchers and graduate students engaged in non-equilibrium phenomena research in the fields of physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering, and serves as a reference textbook for non-equilibrium statistical mechanics courses for senior undergraduates and graduate students.