Аннотация
Abstract The Bogolyubov hierarchy for equilibrium distribution functions is employed to define a chemical model for partially ionized hydrogen plasmas. The Helmholtz free energy is found in a self‐consistent manner beyond the linear mixing rule allowing one to determine not only the ionization equilibrium but the correlation functions as well. Particle interactions are effectively treated such that the charged and neutral components of the plasma are closely interrelated which results in short‐range order formation in the system of interest. The method proposed is an analog of the Debye‐Hückel theory of fully ionized gases and allows one to study both thermodynamics and transport phenomena in a partially ionized hydrogen. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)