Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

A note on charged interfaces

  • 1. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY 10012 (United States)
  • 2. Institute for Theoretical Physics I, Ruhr-University, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)

Description

A condition associated with the plasma boundary or other charged interface is reviewed. It is pointed out that in comparing theories and simulations of such interfaces, in order to avoid conflicting results it should be ascertained that the systems under consideration are thermodynamically equivalent. For the plasma-wall interface in equilibrium, the rate of change of the surface-charge density with respect to the surface potential must be positive

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1402-4896/74/670/physscr_74_6_011.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Physica Scripta (Online) (ISSN 1402-4896) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica Scripta (Online)
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 670-672
ISSN
1402-4896

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38003589
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE DENSITY; INTERFACES; PLASMA; SIMULATION; SURFACE POTENTIAL
Descriptors DEC
POTENTIALS