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A fully ionized spatially homogeneous plasma is subjected to weak constant crossed electric and magnetic fields, and the velocity distribution function for the electrons is studied. The Fokker-Planck type expression for the Lorentz gas is employed for the collision term in the Boltzmann equation. This equation is solved by direct expansion and some conditions of convergence of this expansion are obtained.
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The author wishes to express his thanks to Prof. J. Kracík, DrSc., for valuable advice and suggestions.
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šesták, B. Electron velocity distribution in a fully ionized plasma under the action of crossed electric and magnetic fields. Czech J Phys 20, 1129–1137 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695984
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01695984