Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

, Volume 38, Issue 4, pp 1835–1848 | Cite as

The general conservation laws in a dilute plasma

  • E. S. B. Ong
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Summary

The macroscopic conservation equations for a dilute, fully ionized plasma are derived directly from the B-B-G-K-Y hierarchy instead of from the kinetic equation involving only the single-particle distribution function. In this way it is possible to exhibit clearly the role which the two-particle correlation function plays in the various macroscopic quantities.

Riassunto

Si deducono le equazioni di conservazione macroscopiche per un plasma diluito, completamente ionizzato, direttamente dalla gerarchia di B-B-Gr-K-Y invece che dall’equazione cinetica che intéressa solo la funzione di distribuzione delle singole particelle. In tal modo è possibile mostrare chiaramente il ruolo che ha la funzione di correlazione di due particelle nelle varie quantità macroscopiche.

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© Società Italiana di Fisica 1965

Authors and Affiliations

  • E. S. B. Ong
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  1. 1.Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringThe University of MichiganAnn Arbor

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