Published December 2004
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Journal article
Thermal density fluctuations and correlations in homogeneous plasmas
Creators
- 1. Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas, Austin C 1500, 1 University Station, Austin, Texas 78712-0262 (United States)
Description
The spatial correlation function for thermal plasma density fluctuations is computed from the plasma entropy. The method is demonstrated by three examples: a Maxwellian plasma, a strongly magnetized plasma, and a plasma dominated by Coulomb collisions. In each case the entropy is computed from the one-particle distribution function and then, following the Einstein method, used to construct the probability distribution for density fluctuation
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1810515;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 11
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5430-5435
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36084927
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ENTROPY; FLUCTUATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY
- Descriptors DEC
- FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics