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Energy loss of relativistic electrons in plasma in accordance with covariant Fokker–Planck formalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

P. S. Ray
P. S. Ray
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001
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Abstract

A relativistic generalization of the Fokker–Planck formalism has been constructed. This is applied to the study of energy loss of high-energy electrons in plasma. Both the electron–electron and electron–ion scattering have been considered in a relativistic way. The expression obtained for the stopping power differs from that derived with the help of thermodynamic Green's function technique.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , August 1980 , pp. 75 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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