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view Abstract Citations (22) References (6) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Viscosity and Inertia in Cosmic-Ray Transport: Effects of an Average Magnetic Field Williams, L. L. ; Jokipii, J. R. Abstract A generalized transport equation is introduced which describes the transport and propagation of cosmic rays in a magnetized, collisionless medium. The equation is valid if the cosmic-ray distribution function is nearly isotropic in momentum, if the ratio of fluid speed to fluid-flow particle speed is small, and if the ratio of collision time to time for change in the macroscopic flow is small. Five independent cosmic-ray viscosity coefficients are found, and the ralationship of this viscosity to particle orbits in a magnetic field is presented. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: April 1991 DOI: 10.1086/169930 Bibcode: 1991ApJ...371..639W Keywords: Cosmic Rays; Magnetohydrodynamic Waves; Particle Acceleration; Radiation Transport; Wave Propagation; Anisotropy; Background Radiation; Magnetic Fields; Polarization (Waves); Viscous Fluids; Space Radiation; COSMIC RAYS: GENERAL; HYDROMAGNETICS; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; WAVE MOTIONS full text sources ADS |
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