Symmetric Set of Transport Coefficients for Collisional Magnetized Plasma
Symmetric Set of Transport Coefficients for Collisional Magnetized Plasma
In Braginskii extended magneto-hydrodynamics (ExMHD), applicable to collisional astrophysical and high energy density plasmas, the electric field and heat flow are described by the $\alpha$, $\beta$ and $\kappa$ transport coefficients. We show that magnetic transport relies primarily on $\beta_\parallel-\beta_\perp$ and $\alpha_\perp-\alpha_\parallel$, rather than $\alpha_\perp$ and $\beta_\perp$ themselves. However, commonly used …