par Resibois, Pierre ;Davis, Ted H.T.
Référence Physica, 30, 6, page (1077-1091)
Publication Publié, 1964-06
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : We apply the general theory of irreversible processes developed by I. Prigogine and coworkers to the particular problem of the motion of a heavy charged particle (mass M) moving in a fluid of light particles (m; γ = (m/M) 1 2 ≪ 1) under the influence of an external electri field. We recover the results obtained recently by J. Lebowitz and E. Rubin, using a completely different technique: to the lowest order in γ the Brownian particle obeys a Fokker-Planck equation. The higher order corrections are also discussed and special attention is focused on the effect of the field during a collision process between the Brownian particle and the fluid: this effect can, however, be incorporated in a velocity dependent correction to the Fokker-Planck collision term. © 1957.