AN EQUATION FOR PHASE VELOCITIES IN A PARTIALLY IONIZED GAS,

Abstract

This report extends previous work on a fully ionized gas by including the effects of neutral particles. Proper manipulation of the equations yields a homogeneous linear differential equation for the vector conduction current density. By choosing the conduction current density of the form e(iw(t-y/v)), the magnetic field in the x-y plane, and by setting the determinant of the coefficients in the homogeneous scalar conduction current density equations equal to zero, an expression is obtained relating many phase velocities to the properties of the plasma. This report shows the mathematical derivation of the determinant. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0632125

Entities

People

  • F. T. Harris
  • H. D. Curchack

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Current Density
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Gases
  • Ionized Gases
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Particles
  • Phase Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics.