Charged-particle diffusion in plasma with negative diffusion coefficient and plasma self-constriction

被引:4
作者
Christov, NN
机构
[1] Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Solid State Physics, 1000 Sofia
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 36卷 / 09期
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10.1209/epl/i1996-00287-1
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We describe a charged-particle diffusion in unbounded plasma, which is controlled by the temperature gradients of the charged particles. The obtained diffusion coefficient can be negative if the temperature of the electrons is greater than the temperature of the ions. We show that this charged-particle diffusion can cause plasma self-constriction, presented by a bell soliton.
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页码:687 / 689
页数:3
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