Discover how shielding changes the math behind ionized gases. This study shows how a shielded Coulomb potential can yield more accurate transport coefficients than the traditional Debye-cutoff approach.
The work presents a clear path from the classical Chapman–Enskog method to new results that incorporate a shielded interaction. It explains why the standard Coulomb treatment leads to divergent integrals and how a Debye-like screening distance regularizes them. Readers will see how the modified potential affects key quantities such as viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusion, and electrical conductivity, with careful comparisons to conventional methods.
Ideal for readers of advanced plasma physics and kinetic theory seeking a rigorous, self-contained treatment of shielded interactions in transport phenomena.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the computation of transport coefficients using a shielded Coulomb potential, rather than a pure Coulomb potential or a Coulomb potential with a Debye cut-off. The author compares the results of these different approaches and finds that the shielded Coulomb potential gives results that are accurate to the dominant log term, with small differences in the next order of accuracy. The author also discusses the regions of application for the different approaches, and concludes that the shielded Coulomb potential is a more appropriate choice for a wide range of temperatures and densities of interest. This book provides a valuable contribution to the field of plasma physics, and will be of interest to researchers and students alike. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330348307_0
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