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On the drag on an object immersed in a flowing plasma: the control surface approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

J. E. ALLEN
J. E. ALLEN*
Affiliation:
University College, Oxford OX1 4BH, UKOCIAM, Mathematical Institute, Oxford OX1 3LB, UKBlackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, UK (allenj@maths.ox.ac.uk)
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Abstract

A theory of the drag force acting on an object immersed in a flowing plasma is presented. A control surface method is developed following the approach used in fluid mechanics rather than the linear dielectric response approach found in the literature. The situation examined is one in which the directed velocity of the ions dominates their thermal velocities; a cold ion model is employed.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 73 , Issue 5 , October 2007 , pp. 773 - 783
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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