Vladimir V. Gorin, "Multi-term Approach to Angle Dependence in the Boltzmann Distribution Function," WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 12, pp. 144-152, 2017, DOI:
Vladimir V. Gorin. Multi-term Approach to Angle Dependence in the Boltzmann Distribution Function.
WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer. 2017;12:144-152.
WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer
Print ISSN: 1790-5044, E-ISSN: 2224-3461
Volume 12, 2017
Multi-term Approach to Angle Dependence in the Boltzmann Distribution Function
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Abstract: In overwhelming majority of works on plasma physics the electron distribution function is used in so named two-term Lorentz approximation for velocity directions. It is caused by large dimension of phase space, in which a distribution function is to be appeared, and a search for simplification. In many of situations the function is almost isotropic indeed. But there exist also situations, where this approximation is not sufficient. Simplest of them – an absorbing wall – is considered here.
Keywords:
Absorbing wall, electron distribution function, low angle scattering, Legendre polynomial expansion
Pages: 144-152 WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-5044 / 2224-3461, Volume 12, 2017, Art. #17 DOI: *As the DOI is a unique identifier, it is already available in the pdf version.
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