The Lorentz gas in Kaluza's MHD: Transport equations

Relativistic kinetic theory is applied to the study of the transport processes present in a Lorentz gas, using a geometric five-dimensional space-time. While the conventional transport equations are recovered in the Newtonian limit, it is shown that relativistic corrections to the conduction and diffusion fluxes arise within this formalism. A brief review of the conceptual advantages of the Kaluza-type approach to magnetohydrodynamics is also given.