ON WAVE PROPAGATION IN A LINEARIZED, VERTICALLY INHOMOGENEOUS PARTIALLY IONIZED GAS; FORMULATION AND MATHEMATICAL METHODOLOGY

Abstract

The problem of wave propagation in a linearized 3-component (electron, ion, neutral) gas is discussed for the case where the ambient gas parameters are arbitrary functions of the vertical coordinate in z and uniform with respect to time and the horizontal coordinates. The formulation of the problem from the Boltzmann equation to a system of simultaneous coupled linear algebraic and first order differential equations in z is discussed in some detail in the first part of the report. In the second part, mathematical methods of dealing with such systems are treated, culminating in a discussion of the numerical method finally chosen and the computer program used to obtain solutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0629994

Entities

People

  • Harold R. Raemer

Organizations

  • Northeastern University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Differential Equations
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Gravity Waves
  • Ionized Gases
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics