On the equivalence of convergent kinetic equations for hot dilute plasmas. Transport coefficients in first Chapman-Cowling approximation

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Publication date 1982
Journal Physica A : Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume | Issue number 110
Pages (from-to) 81-105
Number of pages 25
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
Abstract Two competitive convergent kinetic equations for a one-component Coulomb plasma with small plasma parameter epsilon are discussed. It is shown how a Chapman-Enskog scheme can be set up to calculate the heat conductivity and the viscosity. Both kinetic equations are found to yield identical transport coefficients for small epsilon , at least in lowest order of the Chapman-Cowling truncation procedure.
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Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-4371(82)90105-4
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