Investigation of Nonideal Plasma Properties

Abstract

The electrical conductivity of nonideal classical and quantum plasmas is calculated by means of dimensional analysis, kinetic theory, and quantum field theoretical methods. The new conductivity formulas are compared with recent experimental conductivity data for nonideal alkali plasmas. A theory of the electric microfield distribution in thermal plasmas and the anomalous microfield driven diffusion of charged particles across magnetic fields is presented, which is applicable only to ideal and weakly nonideal plasmas. By means of Bose statistics, the free energy of the random, thermally excited (longitudinal) electron and ion waves (collective many-body interactions) is calculated, and their quantitative relation to the free energy of nonideal plasmas is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA100526

Entities

People

  • Horst E. Wilhelm

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Charged Particles
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Science
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Gas
  • Experimental Data
  • Frequency
  • Glow Discharges
  • High Pressure
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Space Charge

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing