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On the Statistical Foundations of Kaluza's Magnetohydrodynamics
The introduction of electromagnetic fields into the Boltzmann equation
following a 5D general relativistic approach is considered in order to
establish the transport equations for dilute charged fluids in the presence of
a weak electromagnetic field. The conserved 5D stress-energy tensor is
evaluated using the J\"uttner function for non-degenerate relativistic gases in
local equilibrium, and the evolution equations for the local thermodynamic
variables are established by means of relativistic kinetic theory. An outline
of the possibilities offered by the Kaluza-type approach to MHD is also
included.Comment: 10 page