THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF A RELATIVISTIC PLASMA,

Abstract

The report extends one aspect of plasma kinetic theory to include relativistic effects. Specifically, relativistic modifications of the electrical conductivity are studied using a covariant form of the Boltzmann equation. The electrons are assumed to undergo Coulomb collisions with the ions. Electron-electron collisions and Compton scattering are ignored. The dynamic effects produced by an external magnetic field are included, but the important modifications resulting from cyclotron emission are neglected. The plasma is assumed to be tenuous so that collective effects are ignorable. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0662904

Entities

People

  • Don Kelly

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Collisions
  • Compton Scattering
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Scattering
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene