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In a plasma, the Boltzmann relation describes the number density of an isothermal charged particle fluid when the thermal and the electrostatic forces acting on the fluid have reached equilibrium.
In many situations, the electron density of a plasma is assumed to behave according to the Boltzmann relation, due to their small mass and high mobility.[1]
- ^ Chen, Francis F. (2006). Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-306-41332-2.