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arxiv: 1211.2465 · v1 · pith:LZAFPHC5new · submitted 2012-11-11 · 🧮 math.AP

Derivation of Ohm's law from the kinetic equations

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The goal of this article is to give a formal derivation of Ohm's law of Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) starting from the Vlasov-Maxwell-Boltzmann system. The derivation is based on various physical scalings and the moment methods when the Knudsen number goes to zero. We also give a derivation of the so-called Hall effect as well as other limit models such as the Navier-Stokes-Maxwell system. Our results include both the compressible and incompressible MHD models.

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