Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992ozfm.rept.....t&link_type=abstract
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Physics
Electromagnetic Fields, Magnetic Fields, Mathematical Models, Particle Collisions, Plasma Equilibrium, Thermodynamic Properties, Cosmology, Energy Dissipation, Frequencies, Plasmas (Physics)
Scientific paper
A plasma sustains fluctuations of electromagnetic fields and particle density even in a thermal equilibrium and such fluctuations have a large zero frequency peak. The level of fluctuations in the plasma for a given wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic fields is calculated through the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. The frequency spectrum shows that the energy contained in this peak is complementary to the energy 'lost' by the plasma cutoff effect. The level of the zero (or nearly zero) frequency magnetic is computed as (B sup 2) sup 0/ 8(pi) = 1/2pi sup 3(T)omega sub p/c sup 3, where T and omega sub p are the temperature and plasma frequency. The relation between the nonradiative and radiative fluctuations is elucidated. Both a simple collision model and a kinetic theoretic treatment are presented with essentially the same results. The size of the fluctuations is lambda approx. (c/omega sub p)(eta/omega) sup 1/2, where eta and omega are the collision frequency and the (nearly zero) frequency of magnetic fields oscillations. Perhaps the most dramatic application of the present theory, however, is to the cosmological plasma of early epoch. Implications of these magnetic fields in the early Universe are discussed. Quantum mechanical calculations are also carried out for degenerate plasmas.
Cable Samuel
Kulsrud Russell M.
Tajima Toshiki
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