Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...243..329r&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 243, Jan. 1, 1981, p. 329-343.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Boltzmann Transport Equation, Diffusion Coefficient, Fokker-Planck Equation, Ionic Diffusion, Ionized Gases, Atomic Collisions, Chapman-Enskog Theory, Distribution Functions, Hydrodynamic Equations, Thermal Diffusion
Scientific paper
The Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck equation is solved with the Chapman-Enskog method of analysis for the velocity distribution functions of helium, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. The analysis is a perturbation scheme based on the assumption of a collision-dominated gas, and the calculations are carried out to first order. The elements considered are treated as trace constituents in an electron-proton gas. From the resulting distribution functions, diffusion coefficients are computed which are found to be 20-30% less than those obtained by Chapman and Burgers. In addition, it is shown that the return current of cold electrons needed to maintain quasi-neutrality in a plasma with a temperature gradient contributes a term in the thermal diffusion coefficient omitted erroneously in previous works. This added term resolves the longstanding controversy over the discrepancy between the coefficients of Chapman and Burgers, which are seen to be completely equivalent in the light of this analysis. The viscosity coefficient for an electron-proton gas is also computed and found to be 7% less than that obtained by Braginskii.
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