Hermitian Moment Approach to the Classical Transport Properties of a Weakly Coupled Magnetized Plasma
- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium)
A complete description of a system in equilibrium is provided by the Grand Canonical Distribution. But, systems are generally not in statistical equilibrium. We shall consider the case of an ideal gaz of charged particles. The linear theory of transport determines the 3 x 1 matrix of dissipative fluxes [circumflex]J{sub r} namely, the electric current and the electronic and ionic heat fluxes, in terms of a 3 x 1 matrix of thermodynamic forces [circumflex]X defined by the electric field and the gradient of the densities and temperatures. The components of the 3 x 3 matrix of tensors [circumflex]L{sub rs} of the linear flux-force relations [circumflex]J{sub r} [summation]{sub s=1}{sup 9}[circumflex]L{sub rs}[circumflex]X define the set of transport coefficients. They are evaluated for an ion-electron magnetized plasma in the framework of the statistical mechanics of charged particles starting from the Landau kinetic equation.
- OSTI ID:
- 20849672
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 45, Issue 2T; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2006 American Nuclear Society (ANS), United States, All rights reserved. http://epubs.ans.org/; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1536-1055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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