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In a number of cases, experimental data on dense plasma transport coefficients differ substantially from theoretical calculations performed without taking into account interparticle interactions, as for an ideal plasma. For example, the electric conductivity of dense metal vapors, e.g., cesium or mercury, exceeds the ideal plasma values by orders of magnitude and can have a metallic character. Interparticle interactions influence the electron transport coefficients both through the degree of ionization, discussed in Chapter 3 for the weak interaction case, and through free electron mobility. At weak coupling, electrons move freely. In this case the degree of ionization is a well-defined quantity, while electron mobility studies are to be carried out independently in the framework of kinetic theory.
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Likalter, A.A. (1995). Ionization and Electron Transport in Nonideal Plasma. In: Kobzev, G.A., Iakubov, I.T., Popovich, M.M. (eds) Transport and Optical Properties of Nonideal Plasma. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1066-0_4
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