In this paper, the relaxation properties of a fully ionized, hot, ideal plasma have been studied using the molecular dynamics method. As an example, the classical problem of equalization of the electron and ion temperatures for various mass ratios is considered, the relaxation times for temperatures is determined, and the influence of the number of particles and the type of boundary conditions on the simulation results is studied. The simulation results are compared with the available theoretical results.
K E Y W O R D Sautocorrelation flow function, classical Coulomb system, Coulomb logarithm, mass ratio, mirror boundary conditions, molecular dynamics method, periodic boundary conditions, plasma, temperature relaxation 1