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Consider a test particle with charge ''q'', mass ''m'', and velocity ''v'' colliding with bulk particles with charge ''q*'', mass ''m*'', and thermal velocity ''v*''. Then the collision frequency ''&nu; = 1/&tau;<sub>coll</sub>'' is given by
Consider a test particle with charge ''q'', mass ''m'', and velocity ''v'' colliding with bulk particles with charge ''q*'', mass ''m*'', and thermal velocity ''v*''. Then the collision frequency ''&nu; = 1/&tau;<sub>coll</sub>'' is given by
<ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) ISBN 3540242171</ref>
<ref>K. Miyamoto, ''Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion'', Springer-Verlag (2005) {{ISBN|3540242171}}</ref>


:<math>\nu = \left ( \frac{qq^*n^*}{\varepsilon_0 m}\right )^2 \frac{\ln \Lambda}{4\pi (m_r/m)v^3n^*}</math>
:<math>\nu = \left ( \frac{qq^*n^*}{\varepsilon_0 m}\right )^2 \frac{\ln \Lambda}{4\pi (m_r/m)v^3n^*}</math>

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