Similarities between ion waves in plasmas and gravity waves in incompressible fluids

Lam, S.H. and Sanmartín Losada, Juan Ramón (1971). Similarities between ion waves in plasmas and gravity waves in incompressible fluids. "Physics of Fluids", v. 14 ; pp. 786-791. ISSN 0031-9171.

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Title: Similarities between ion waves in plasmas and gravity waves in incompressible fluids
Author/s:
  • Lam, S.H.
  • Sanmartín Losada, Juan Ramón
Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Physics of Fluids
Date: 1971
ISSN: 0031-9171
Volume: 14
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Faculty: E.T.S.I. Aeronáuticos (UPM)
Department: Física Aplicada a la Ingeniería Aeronáutica [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

Some similarities between ion waves in plasmas and gravity waves in incompressible fluids are investigated. It is shown that for zero ion temperature the ion-wave dispersion relation is similar to that of gravity waves in a stratified liquid between rigid, horizontal walls; for large wavelength the ion waves behave as the surface gravity waves of shallow-water theory. The general character of the pattern of ion waves arising in steady plasma flows is analyzed for arbitrary ion temperature, wavelength, and acoustic mach number (which is based on the ion-acoustic speed), and is compared to the pattern of surface gravity waves in steady water flows when surface tension is taken into account.

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Item ID: 21310
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/21310/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:21310
Deposited by: Biblioteca ETSI Aeronauticos
Deposited on: 10 Oct 2013 12:33
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2016 11:29
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