Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978ap%26ss..54..279a&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 54, no. 2, Apr. 1978, p. 279-292. Research supported by the Statens Naturvetenskapliga For
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Cosmic Plasma, Plasma Physics, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Atmospheric Conductivity, Atmospheric Stratification, Auroral Zones, Earth Magnetosphere, Electric Discharges, Energy Dissipation, Magnetic Fields, Plasma Jets, Plasma Layers
Scientific paper
Studies on electric double layers in laboratory discharges show that the behavior of the double layer depends not only on the plasma parameters near it but also on the resistance and inductance in the whole circuit. This suggests a general inadequacy of the ordinary plasma formalism. The auroral circuit, in which currents flow into the auroral zone at high latitudes and leave the zone at lower latitudes, is similar to the laboratory phenomenon, and the heliospheric current system is also similar to the auroral current system in certain respects. If in the heliospheric circuit one replaces the rotating magnetized sun by a galaxy, which is also magnetized and rotating, one may expect a similar current system about nine orders of magnitude larger. By continuing the analogy, one finds that the galaxy may also produce double layers, which may be associated with large releases of energy. The energy released in the double layer is transferred to it by electric currents which essentially consist of relatively low-energy particles, and there is no need for a beam of high-energy particles or mysterious plasmons.
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