Title :
Relaxation phenomena in a homogenous plasma
Author :
Gorev, V.N. ; Sokolovsky, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Theor. Phys., Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk Nat. Univ., Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Abstract :
The Chapman-Enskog method is generalized on the basis of the idea of Bogoliubov functional hypothesis. The generalization is made to describe the kinetic modes of a completely ionized electron-ion plasma, which gives an opportunity to describe component temperature and velocity relaxation. The homogenous case is investigated. The component distribution functions and the temperature and velocity relaxation rates are found. Corrections to the results of the well-known Landau theory are obtained.
Keywords :
electrodynamics; electromagnetic waves; electron impact ionisation; integro-differential equations; relaxation; Bogoliubov functional hypothesis; Chapman Enskog method; completely ionized electron ion plasma; component distribution functions; homogenous plasma; relaxation phenomena; velocity relaxation rates; Approximation methods; Integral equations; Kinetic theory; Plasma temperature; Polynomials; Chapman-Enskog method; Landau kinetic equation; component distribution function; relaxation rates;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dnipropetrovsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6863-3
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2014.6928702
