Time-dependent multi-term approximation of the velocity distribution in the temporal relaxation of plasma electrons

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 618-627

  Loffhagen, D ^a   Winkler, R ^a  

^a Inst F Niedertemperatur P   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYNOMIALS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; ELECTRON VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; MULTITERM APPROXIMATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0030104799     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/3/021     Document Type: Article

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