Plasma diffusion across a magnetic field (Q1073689)
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Plasma diffusion across a magnetic field (English)
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1986
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Using a simple model of a slowly diffusing plasma across a strong magnetic field, it is demonstrated that plasma mass and energy evolves from an initially given density and temperature distribution into isothermal state with a self-similar diffusion profile that depends only on its initial mass and energy.
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slowly diffusing plasma
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strong magnetic field
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plasma mass
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isothermal state
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self-similar diffusion profile
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