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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 10, Numéro PR5, March 2000
The 1999 International Conference on Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems
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| Page(s) | Pr5-175 - Pr5-178 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2000527 | |
The 1999 International Conference on Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems
J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr5-175-Pr5-178
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000527
1 LPC-ISMRA, boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen, France, and GANIL, boulevard Becquerel, 14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
2 Fachbereich Physik, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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J. Phys. IV France 10 (2000) Pr5-175-Pr5-178
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2000527
Nonlinear current in high electric fields
K. Morawetz1, 21 LPC-ISMRA, boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050 Caen, France, and GANIL, boulevard Becquerel, 14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
2 Fachbereich Physik, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany
Abstract
A plasma under the influence of strong electric field shows a nonlinear current which is lowered by the relaxation effect describing the influence of screening on the motion of particles. While this is known as Debye-Onsager relaxation effect in hydrodynamical approximation, the kinetic theory allows to consider different scenarios. Approximations are discussed which reproduce the hydrodynamical result as best as possible.
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