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Wave Propagation in Drifting Isotropic Warm Plasma
Author(s) -
Unz H.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1002/rds196613325
Subject(s) - isotropy , plasma , physics , compressibility , constant (computer programming) , computational physics , electron , magnetic field , refractive index , mechanics , harmonic , optics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
The electro‐magneto‐plasma‐gas‐dynamics (EMPGD) equations are given for the warm, compressible electron gas, with no magnetostatic field, drifting with a constant velocity, by taking into account the fluid dynamics variables of the electron gas and using small‐signal theory. Assuming harmonic time variation, an algebraic equation is found for the refractive index of the plasma characteristic waves. Particular cases are discussed and compared with previous results.