Entropy maximization and instability in uniformly magnetized plasmas

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSA.2013.02.005MaRDI QIDQ1672971zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peng Zhang

Publication date 11 September 2018

Published in Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.2583

zbMATH Keywords

instabilityentropy maximizationuniformly magnetized plasmas

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Statistical mechanics of plasmas (82D10) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

Abstract: A regime where a uniformly magnetized plasma could be unstable to a spatial perturbation in the magnetic field is explored. In this regime, a uniformly magnetized state does not maximize the entropy. The physical implication is discussed in the context of the current generation, the magnetic reconnection, and the dynamo effect.

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