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Translated from the 1980 Russian edition. Theoretical models of highly-rarefied gases and related methods for determining their parameters and the characteristics of vacuum-system components are described. A method of calculating the three-dimensional molecular flow distribution in vacuum chambers and the conductance of channels and tubes is given, along with the calculation results. A mathematical model of surface-action pumps is proposed, and the specific features of their design and methods of optimizing them are considered. Book club price $49.00. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR