Plasma Conductivity and Diffusion

Abstract

In the previous chapters we have introduced the fundamental elements of kinetic theory and the macroscopic transport equations necessary for the study of a variety of important phenomena in plasmas. Many plasma phenomena can be analyzed using the macroscopic transport equations, either by considering the plasma as a multiconstituent fluid or by treating the whole plasma as a single conducting fluid. In some cases, however, a satisfactory description can be obtained only through the use of kinetic theory.