by Timm Krüger (Author), Halim Kusumaatmaja (Author), Alexandr Kuzmin (Author) Part I Background: Basics of hydrodynamics and kinetic theory.- Numerical methods for fluids.- Part II Lattice Boltzmann fundamentals: The lattice Boltzmann equation.- Analysis of the lattice Boltzmann equation.- Boundary and initial conditions.- Forces.- Non-dimensionalisation and choice of simulation parameters.- Part III Lattice Boltzmann extensions, improvements, and details: Lattice-Boltzmann for advection-diffusion-problems.- Multiphase and multi-component flows.- MRT and TRT collision operators.- Boundary conditions for fluid-structure interaction.- Sound waves.- Part IV Numerical implementation of the lattice Boltzmann method: Implementation of LB Simulations.- Appendices. Back Jacket This book is an introduction to the theory, practice, and implementation of the Lattice Boltzmann (LB) method, a powerful computational fluid dynamics method that is steadily gaining attention due to its simplicity, scalability, extensibility, and simple handling of complex geometries. The book contains chapters on the method's background, fundamental theory, advanced extensions, and implementation. To aid beginners, the most essential paragraphs in each chapter are highlighted, and the introductory chapters on various LB topics are front-loaded with special "in a nutshell" sections that condense the chapter's most important practical results. Together, these sections can be used to quickly get up and running with the method. Exercises are integrated throughout the text, and frequently asked questions about the method are dealt with in a special section at the beginning. In the book itself and through its web page, readers can find example codes showing how the LB method can be implemented efficiently on a variety of hardware platforms, including multi-core processors, clusters, and graphics processing units. Students and scientists learning and using the LB method will appreciate the wealth of clearly presented and structured information in this volume. Author Biography Timm Krüger is a Chancellor's Fellow at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK. He obtained his PhD in Physics from Bochum University in 2011. His research interests include suspensions, interfacial phenomena, microfluidics and biophysical applications of blood flow. Halim Kusumaatmaja is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Physics, Durham University, UK.