This doctoral thesis reports analytical and numerical results for
the electrostatic response of a dusty plasma to a moving test
charge. Two important physical aspects of dusty plasmas, namely
grain size distribution and grain charging dynamics were taken into
account. It appears that the dynamical charging of the grains in a
dusty plasma enhances the shielding of a test charge. To clarify
the physics, a separate study is made where the charging is
approximated by using a time delay. The resulting potential shows
the delayed shielding effect explicitly. was observed that the
grain charging dynamics leads to a spatial damping and a phase
shift in the potential response. Finally, combining these two
physical aspects, generalized results for the electrostatic
potential were found incorporating the terms from both grain size
distribution and grain charging dynamics. The generalized results
contain the previous work where these two effects were studied
separately and which can now be found as special limiting cases.
This kind of work has relevance both in space and astrophysical
plasmas.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
December 2010 |
First published: |
December 2010 |
Authors: |
Muhammad Shafiq
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
84 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8433-7677-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8433-7677-8 |
Barcode: |
9783843376778 |
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