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Diffusion and Heat Transport in a Dense Partially Ionized Plasma
Author(s) -
Ohde T.,
Bonitz M.,
Bornath T.,
Schlanges M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150370213
Subject(s) - plasma , ionization , diffusion , relaxation (psychology) , atomic physics , physics , materials science , kinetic energy , thermal conductivity , hydrogen , thermodynamics , classical mechanics , ion , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , social psychology , psychology
Balance equations for the density, momentum and energy of a dense plasma are derived on the basis of quantum kinetic theory. The influence of many—body effects on ionization/recombination reactions, diffusion and thermal conductivity are discussed. It is shown that (microscopic) many—particle effects lead to nonlinear macroscopic relaxation behaviour. For illustration, we solve the coupled density—temperature balance equations for a dense partially ionized hydrogen plasma.