Kinetic equation for high-density, high-temperature plasmas
Technical Report
·
OSTI ID:7329559
A new analytical procedure to describe plasma kinetic theory is developed. The analysis is based on the Wigner phase space formulation of quantum statistical mechanics and its associated Bogoliubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvon (BBGKY) hierarchy of equations for q-body (q/sup +/1, 2, ...) correlation clusters. Extensive use is made of diagrammatic perturbation analysis, operator-state space methods, and the convenient 'bra-ket' notation. Parameters that are physically descriptive of interaction strength, many-body nature, and quantum statistical effects are introduced for ordering analysis of 'relevant' kinetic contributions. (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (USA). School of Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 7329559
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-023003; DS/PH-75-02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
A STATISTICAL THEORY OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Kinetic theory of instability-enhanced collisional effects
Nonequilibrium quantum fields: Closed-time-path effective action, Wigner function, and Boltzmann equation
Journal Article
·
Fri Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1962
· Annals of Physics (New York) (U.S.)
·
OSTI ID:4733567
Kinetic theory of instability-enhanced collisional effects
Journal Article
·
Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010
· Physics of Plasmas
·
OSTI ID:21371179
Nonequilibrium quantum fields: Closed-time-path effective action, Wigner function, and Boltzmann equation
Journal Article
·
Sun May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1988
· Phys. Rev. D; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:5262747