Lenard-Balescu calculations and classical molecular dynamics simulations of electrical and thermal conductivities of hydrogen plasmas

Contributions to Plasma Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 192-202

  Whitley, H D ^a   Scullard, Ch R ^a   Benedict, L X ^a   Castor, J I ^a   Randles, A ^a   Glosli, J N ^a   Richards, D F ^a   Desjarlais, M P ^b   Graziani, F R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Hydrogen; Lenard Balescu equation; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; KINETIC THEORY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; CONDUCTIVITY; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; FUSION APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEN PLASMAS; INERTIAL-CONFINEMENT FUSIONS; LENARD-BALESCU EQUATIONS; STATISTICAL POTENTIAL; THERMAL TRANSPORT;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84923558286     PISSN: 08631042     EISSN: 15213986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.201400066     Document Type: Article

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