Published January 2006
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Journal article
Electrostatic potential fluctuations in a Maxwellian plasma
Creators
- 1. Institute for Fusion Studies and Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
Description
The spatial correlation function of a Maxwellian plasma with perturbations arising in the electrostatic potential due to random ion density fluctuations is examined. The entropy is found from the one-particle distribution function using the Shannon formula and then, using the Einstein method, the probability distribution for the electrostatic potential fluctuation is determined. This straightforward procedure is demonstrated to be a powerful tool in studying plasma correlation functions when the system entropy can be computed
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2167585;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 014505-014505.3
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37085698
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DISTURBANCES; ENTROPY; FLUCTUATIONS; ION DENSITY; PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA POTENTIAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMNESS; THERMODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics