The conductivity of a partially ionized gas in alternating electric fields
- 1 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 16 (01), 126-137
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211206300063x
Abstract
A conductivity tensor is calculated for a partially ionized gas subject to electric fields which are harmonic in space and time, and to a uniform magnetic field. The collisions between charged particles and neutral molecules are included in the theory in an approximate way by means of a simplified form of Boltzmann's equation, as proposed by Bhatnagar, Gross and Krook. A simplified expression for the longitudinal component of the tensor is derived. Some applications of the results are mentioned, and will be described in detail in further papers.Keywords
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