The Kinetic Theory of a Dilute Ionized Plasma
This book results from recent studies aimed at answering questions raised by astrophycists who use values of transport coefficients that are old and often unsatisfactory. The few books dealing with the rigorous kinetic theory of a ionized plasma are based
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ATOMIC, OPTICAL, AND PLASMA PHYSICS
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Leopoldo S. García-Colín Leonardo Dagdug
The Kinetic Theory of a Dilute Ionized Plasma
Leonardo Dagdug Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa Depto. Física Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186 09340 México, D.F. México
Leopoldo S. García-Colín Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa Depto. Física Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186 09340 México, D.F. México
Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics ISBN 978-1-4020-9329-6
ISSN 1615-5653
e-ISBN 978-1-4020-9330-2
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008938718
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Acknowledgement The authors are indebted to Alfredo Sandoval, Ana Laura Garc´ıa Perciante, and Valdemar Moratto for a careful reading of the manuscript, and for a number of useful suggestions which have been incorporated into it.
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Contents Introduction Part I
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Vector Transport Processes
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Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.1 Conservation Equatio
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