Open AccessCalculating Plasma Waves—With a Twist
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo070423
Subject(s) - twist , plasma , physics , mathematics , geometry , nuclear physics
What happens when two plasmas with different temperatures overlap? The answer depends on a quantum effect that twists the waves as they ripple through the sea of electrons.