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The electric currents from viscosity in differentially moved plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

Zhiliang Yang  and
Hongbin Wang
Zhiliang Yang
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China email: [email protected]
Hongbin Wang
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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From the two-fluid plasma theory, we derived a kind of current in differentially moved plasma. The current is from the different viscosities between electrons and ions. The higher temperature and lighter mass of the electrons make the viscosity of electrons much stronger than ions. In this way, the electrons will have smaller velocity than ions in the differentially moved layer and contribute a net current in the plasma. The value of the current depends on the temperature and density of electrons in the plasma and the differential velocity ∇2v.

Keywords

SunPlasmaElectric Current
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S252: The Art of Modeling Stars in the 21st Century , April 2008 , pp. 125 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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