STATISTICAL-MECHANICS OF RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS

Based on the Klimontovich method of construction of a relativistic statistical mechanics the binary correlation function of a relativistic plasma is considered. Up to the order e4 for spatially homogeneous systems the relativistic binary correlation function can be expressed by the relativistic dielectric tensor, where higher-order correlation functions are neglected. In the case of thermodynamic equilibrium the relativistic dielectric tensor is calculated. The corresponding binary correlation function is determined up to the first relativistic order. The result is compared with those of Trubnikov/Kosachev (1968) and Krizan (1969). © 1979.