title: Dynamical friction in a relativistic plasma.
abstract: The work of Spitzer on dynamical friction in a plasma [L. Spitzer, Jr., Physics of Fully Ionized Gases, 2nd ed. (Wiley, New York, 1962), Chap. 5] is extended to relativistic systems. We derive the force of dynamical friction, diffusion tensor, and test particle relaxation rates for a Maxwellian background in the same form as Trubnikov [B. A. Trubnikov, in Reviews of Plasma Physics, edited by M. A. Leontovich (Consultants Bureau, New York, 1965), Vol. 1, p. 105], enabling high-temperature laboratory and astrophysical plasmas to be modeled in a consistent manner.
authors.affiliation: Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.affiliation: Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rose