TRANSPORT COEFFICIENTS IN A PLASMA WITH COLLISIONS BY QUASILINEAR APPROXIMATION,
Abstract
The collective behavior of a fully ionized plasma is described by the Boltzman's equation with Krook's collision term. A small perturbation on the time independent background distribution function of an infinite homogeneous plasma gives rise to longitudinal plasma oscillations. Consequently, the plasma diffuses in the velocity space. The approach employed is the quasilinear theory introduced by Drummond, Pines, Vendenov, Velikhov and Sagdeev, who applied it to study the collisionless plasma. As the fundamental result, this theory leads to a set of two equations, the 'decay equation' describing the Landau damping, and the 'diffusion equation' describing the diffusion of the plasma in the velocity space. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682336
Entities
People
- Kwok-leung Li
- Norman C. Jen
Organizations
- City College of New York