International Astronomical Union Colloquium · 1971 · 15 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAstrophysicsAstrophysical PlasmasBoltzmann Transport EquationCollisions In PlasmasBoltzmann EquationsBoltzmann Transport TheoryClusteringFokker - Planck EquationFokker-planck EquationsFokker-planck TheoryInelastic CollisionsParticle Clustering
An inelastic collision integral is used in a Boltzmann-type equation for a distribution of particles in Kepler orbits. A Fokker-Planck equation is found that leads to radial density clustering.
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Hannes Alfv�n · Astrophysics and Space Science · 1970 · 32 citations