ON THE KINETIC THEORY OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER BETWEEN A RAREFIED PLASMA AND A MAGNETIC FIELD,

Abstract

The work refines the mathematical formulation of the general steady-state problem about the structure of a selfconsistent electromagnetic field in the plane 'plasma magnetic field' transition layer, and presents a qualitative analysis of solutions. Under the assumption of absence of 'captured' particles, the law of decrease of the self-consisten field is found. It is shown that in this case, for a broad class of distribution functions of particles between homogeneous plasma and electromagnetic field, there is realized a sharp boundary. An attempt is made to formulate clearly all physical assumptions and mathematical restrictions, while perserving that order in which they appear in a natural manner in theory.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0621771

Entities

People

  • Yu. S. Sigov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Layers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Particles
  • Steady State
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.