The aim of this book is to present the theory and applications of the
relativistic Boltzmann equation in a self-contained manner, even for
those readers who have no familiarity with special and general
relativity. Though an attempt is made to present the basic concepts in a
complete fashion, the style of presentation is chosen to be appealing to
readers who want to understand how kinetic theory is used for explicit
calculations. The book will be helpful not only as a textbook for an
advanced course on relativistic kinetic theory but also as a reference
for physicists, astrophysicists and applied mathematicians who are
interested in the theory and applications of the relativistic Boltzmann
equation.