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Effective attraction between oscillating electrons in a plasmoid via acoustic waves exchange

Plasma Physics 2012-01-04 v4 Superconductivity Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics

Abstract

We consider the effective interaction between electrons due to the exchange of virtual acoustic waves in a low temperature plasma. Electrons are supposed to participate in rapid radial oscillations forming a spherically symmetric plasma structure. We show that under certain conditions this effective interaction can result in the attraction between oscillating electrons and can be important for the dynamics of a plasmoid. Some possible applications of the obtained results to the theory of natural long-lived plasma structures are also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1102.0944,
  title  = {Effective attraction between oscillating electrons in a plasmoid via acoustic waves exchange},
  author = {Maxim Dvornikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.0944},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

14 pages in LaTeX2e, two columns, 3 eps figures; minimal changes, some typos are corrected; version published on-line in Proc. R. Soc. A

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