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Collisional relaxation of relativistic and degenerate electrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Satoshi Hinata  and
Hideya Kishi
Satoshi Hinata
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5311, U.S.A.
Hideya Kishi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5311, U.S.A.
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Abstract

We derive a Fokker–Planck equation for relativistic and degenerate electrons interacting with ions. The ions may be degenerate and relativistic. Applications to a supernova plasma and laser–plasma interaction motivate this work.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , April 1990 , pp. 311 - 333
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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