Abstract
This chapter deals with the fundamentals of the kinetic theory of gases and the basic mechanism behind transport phenomena under plasma conditions. A brief introduction of particles and collisions is presented introducing the concepts of collision cross section and frequencies. This is followed by elementary processes for elastic and inelastic collisions, including excitation and ionization mechanisms. The concept of distribution functions and reaction rates for binary and three-body recombination is also briefly discussed.
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Boulos, M. I., Fauchais, P. L., & Pfender, E. (2023). Kinetic Theory of Gases. In Handbook of Thermal Plasmas (pp. 103–137). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84936-8_3
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