Abstract:
Using the Bogoliubov method [1], the kinetic equation for density matrix of macroscopic
subsystem is obtained, which represents a generalisation of the Boltzmann equation
to the case of a system of particles with strong interaction. It is shown that the
solutions of this equation are in accordance with the law of increasing entropy and
describe the relaxation of the system to the equilibrium Gibbs distribution. The solution
of the problem, how make the irreversible character of the kinetic equation to be
compatible with the reversibility of the equations of mechanics, is given, and the necessary
and sufficient conditions of the existence of kinetic equations are formulated.