Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Oct 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975ap%26ss..37..427e&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 37, Oct. 1975, p. 427-440.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Coriolis Effect, Plasma Waves, Rotating Plasmas, Wave Propagation, Astronomical Models, Cold Plasmas, Dielectrics, Maxwell Equation, Wave Equations
Scientific paper
When assessing the influence of the Coriolis force on wave propagation in plasmas or other dielectric media, all the equations and relevant physical quantities should be expressed in a rotating reference frame. Only then does the Coriolis force appear. A consistent approach requires the inclusion of Schiff charges and currents in the Maxwell equations. These Schiff sources are fictitious in the same way as the Coriolis force. The resulting wave equation has coefficients depending on the position and this precludes a plane wave solution, even in the slow rotation approximation where the centrifugal force may be neglected in comparison with the Coriolis force. Perturbation analysis then gives a dispersion law as if the system were not rotating. The wave electric field, however, now has a position dependent amplitude, which is not only stretched but also changed in direction compared to the previously known unperturbed or not rotating solution.
Engels E.
Verheest Frank
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