Introduction to Plasmas and Plasma Dynamics

Appendix C

Nomenclature

A

   Area; arbitrary property in transport

c

   Particle speed

C_p

   Specific heat at constant pressure

C_V

   Specific heat at constant volume

d

   Molecular (particle) diameter

D

   Diffusion coefficient

e

   Energy per unit mass

E

   Random thermal energy (per particle) (Ch. 2)

f(i)

   Distribution function of property(i)

g

   Degeneracy

G

   Mass (identity) flux

h

   Planck's constant

k

   Boltzmann's constant

K

   Coefficient of thermal conduction

m

   Mass of individual molecule/atom particle

n

   Number of particles per unit volume

n_i

   Number of particles per unit volume that have the property, i

N

   Total number of particles

q

   Heat flux

Q

   Energy partition function

R

   Gas constant

R¯

   Universal gas constant

S

   Cross-section area for transport