Physical Review · 1958 · 84 citations · 22 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAstrophysicsElectromagnetismPlasma PhysicsAstroparticle PhysicsAstrophysical PlasmasHigh-temperature PlasmasMagnetized PlasmaMagnetohydrodynamicsPlasma AstrophysicsFokker - Planck EquationFokker-planck EquationsFokker-planck TheoryFokker-planck TransportKinetic Theory Of Magnetized PlasmasMagnetized Plasma KineticsPlasma ProcessesThermonuclear Reactions
The production of suprathermal particles in agitated plasmas bearing magnetic fields is discussed. This is done by setting up a Fokker-Planck equation to describe the phenomenon. The role of such particles in astrophysics and in the problem of the production of thermonuclear power is considered.
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