TRANSPORT THEORY OF PARTIALLY DEGENERATE PLASMA.

Abstract

The transport coefficients of a high temperature, weakly coupled plasma of non-degenerate ions and partially degenerate electrons (i.e. stellar matter) are calculated by means of a Chapman-Enskog solution of the quantum Lenard-Balescu kinetic equation. Both electron-electron and electron-ion collisions are included. The leading term of the transport coefficients, the Coulomb logarithm, is evaluated exactly and relatively simply for all degrees of electron degeneracy. The method is applicable to any partially degenerate system with weak, long-range particle interactions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671837

Entities

People

  • Mártin Lampe

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • High Temperature
  • Integral Equations
  • Mathematics
  • Particles
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing