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Effect of electric field of plasma sheaths
How will an electric fields affect the formation of plasma sheaths?
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What shape is needed to contain a blade made of plasma?
Although this may stray into the subject of fiction, this question requires physics expertise.
If one were able to create a strong enough magnetic field to contain a blade of plasma, what shape would ...
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What is the mathematics behind artificially generated plasmas via electric fields?
The ionization degree of a plasma is given by the Saha equation, which depends on the temperature and the particle specific ionization energy. In thermal equilibrium, the relation between ionization ...
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How to debunk 'The Electric Universe'?
My father is a generally intelligent person, however he has latched onto a theory which I believe to be completely incorrect.
He doesn't believe in gravity, but rather subscribes to an 'Electrical ...
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Why does only one side of a neon lamp glow?
When applying DC to a neon lamp, only one electrode glows:
The voltages across the lamps are left: DC (left lead positive), middle: DC (right lead positive), and right: AC.
But... why? The ...
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Could ball lightening be a form of plasma?
With regard to the recent arXiv article:
J. D. Shelton, Eddy Current Model of Ball Lightening
http://arxiv.org/abs/1102.1224
I wonder if this is a reasonable explanation of ball lightening, or if ...
