On a kinetic theory for strongly coupled dusty plasmas

Xiaogang Wang; A. Bhattacharjee

doi:10.1063/1.871742

On a kinetic theory for strongly coupled dusty plasmas

Xiaogang Wang, A. Bhattacharjee

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A kinetic theory for strongly coupled dusty plasmas is developed from the Bogolyubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvon (BBGKY) hierarchy. In these plasmas, interparticle distances are typically much smaller than the Debye length, and the coupling parameter Γ_d≡q_d²Id_dT_d is much larger than unity. (Here q_d is the dust charge. T_d is the temperature, and d_d≡[3/(4πn_d)]1/3 is the inter-dust-particle distance.) For such quasi-steady-state plasmas, a theoretical argument is given for the validity of the Vlasov equation in the regimes Γ_d«1 Γ_c»Γ_d»1, where Γ_c designates the coupling parameter when Coulomb crystallization occurs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1189-1191
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871742
State	Published - Apr 1996
Externally published	Yes

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