Extension of thermonuclear functions through the pathway model including Maxwell-Boltzmann and Tsallis distributions

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-76

  Haubold, H J ^a   Kumar, D ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b Centre for Mathematical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Mellin transformation; Pathway model; Thermonuclear functions; Thermonuclear reactions

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; FUNCTIONS; GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; STATISTICS;

MELLIN TRANSFORMATIONS; PATHWAY MODELS; THERMONUCLEAR FUNCTIONS; TSALLIS STATISTICS;

THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

EID: 38649139347     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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