Transport equations in a nonequilibrium weakly ionized plasma

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6027926

Aleksandrov, N L; Napartovich, A P; Starostin, A N

Transport equations are formulated for the electrons in a nonequilibrium, weakly ionized plasma without appeal to the concept of an electron temperature. A procedure is proposed for calculating the transport coefficients. Explicit expressions are derived for the transport coefficients for certain model collision integrals. The equations derived are used to study the stability of the plasma.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 6027926
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 6:5; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EXCITATION
FLUIDS
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