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Collisional transfer of energy and momentum between drifting tri-Maxwellians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

R. Hernández  and
E. Marsch
R. Hernández
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie, D-3411 Katlenburg-Lindau, F. R., Germany
E. Marsch
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie, D-3411 Katlenburg-Lindau, F. R., Germany
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Abstract

The collisional transfer tensor for energy and transfer vector for momentum exchange between drifting tri-Maxwellians for an arbitrary central interaction force between neutral and/or ionized particles are evaluated. We introduce the new concept of a generalized Rosenbluth potential whereby the heat and momentum exchange rates can be written in a concise form. We also discuss the associated time-scales which depend on the masses, densities, temperatures, and drift velocities of the two colliding species.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 1986 , pp. 473 - 482
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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