Ionospheric Aerodynamics Related to Space Vehicles, Space Shuttles and Satellites.
Abstract
The report summarizes the activities and results obtained during the tenure of the Grant. The relaxation problem of the Fokker-Planck collision operator is investigated. Comparison are made between the relaxation times of the Brownian Motion and the BGK collision operators. The AC electrical conductivity and the high-frequency electrical conductivity formulas for a fully ionized gas are derived. A new mechanism of an ionizing wave front is introduced. Its structure and propagation is studied. Criteria for instabilities are found. The effect of a samll amount of collisions on the stability of ion acoustic waves, drift waves, etc are considered. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0737406
Entities
People
- R. S. B. Ong
Organizations
- University of Michigan