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Approximate plasma dispersion functions at relativistic temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2004

Q. LUO
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia (luo@physics.usyd.edu.au)
D. B. MELROSE
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia (luo@physics.usyd.edu.au)
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Analytic approximations to relativistic plasma dispersion functions are derived in terms of the exponential integral function, ${\rm Ei}(x)$, for relativistic temperatures $T\gapprox m_{\rm e}c^2$ (where $m_{\rm e}c^2$ is the electron rest energy). It is shown that a simpler, useful approximation to these functions can be obtained based on known approximations to the exponential integral function.

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2004 Cambridge University Press