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Self-similar cylindrical expansion of impurity particles in a plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Ming Y. Yu
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
R. Bharuthram
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Durban-Westville, Durban, 4000South Africa

Extract

The radial self-similar expansion of negatively charged impurity or dust particles in a cylindrical geometry is investigated using the multi-fluid theory. Three different types of self-similar solutions are considered. Various asymptotic limits of physical interest in the self-similar space are shown to occur.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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