Investigation of Nonideal Plasma Properties.

Abstract

The report contains (1) a dimensional analysis of the possible electrical conductivities of nonideal classical and quantum plasmas, (2) a kinetic theory of the electrical conductivities of nonideal plasma with (I) Maxwell and (II) Fermi distribution of the electrons, based on an effective, shielded Coulomb potential for conditions of intermediate nonideality, and (3) a statistical theory of the free energy of nonideal plasmas considering quasi-static Coulomb interactions (Madelung energy) and dynamic Coulomb interactions (low and high frequency plasma oscillations). Furthermore, (4) a Hamilton theory is developed for many-component plasmas, which forms the basis for a statistical thermodynamics of nonideal plasmas with longitudinal field interactions. This formalism is applied (5) to the statistical determination of the distribution function of turbulent velocity fluctuations. In the Appendix, (6) an unrelated subject on the pulsed stress relaxation waves is discussed for signal transmission and system detection in water. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA101699

Entities

People

  • H. E. Wilhelm

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Charged Particles
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Conductivity
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Measurement
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Scattering
  • Stratified Fluids

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing