29 questions linked to/from Visualising gas temperature and gas pressure
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### Jeans equation for a spherical equilibrium

I am currently studying the Jeans equation for a system in spherical equilibrium. Since the distribution function $f(x,v)$ can be written in depency of energy and angular momentum $f(E, L)$ it seems ...
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### Can't prove that Fast Magnetosonic Wave's proper speed is given by the following formula

So, suppose a magnetosonic disturbance, it is proven that (You can also see it in Richard Fitzpatrick's Plasma Physics online text), that the Fast Magnetosonic Wave is equal to \dfrac{...
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### How to get the moments of the Boltzmann equation?

I'm currently reading through a hydrodynamics lecture course and I'm confused at some of the key integrals that are derived. These integrals aid in deriving the moments of the Boltzmann equation. ...
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### Refractive index of plasma dependance on temperature

How does the refractive index of plasma changes with temperature? Temperature is not high enough for new ionization. Would it be like in gas p/T dependence ? http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/em/...
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### Why is the average thermal velocity 0?

Thermal velocity is the velocity of the free electron due to their random motion. So how is the average value 0?
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### What causes polarization current density in plasma?

Plasma current density is defined as $\textbf{j}=-\mathrm{e}n_e\textbf{u}_e$ where $\mathrm{e}$ is electron charge, $n_e$ is electron concentration and $\textbf{u}_e$ is electron velocity. What ...
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### Differences between thermal and non-thermal plasmas

I have a doubt about plasmas which may as well be trivial or very stupid, but I couldn't get a clear and straightforward answer anywhere I looked, and I can't get the grasp of it since I wasn't given ...
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### anistropic or asymetric particles distribution

As a preamble, I have several questions and I know that is preferable to ask one question per post, but they are really linked together. This is why I chose to ask them together. I am considering a ...
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### Conceptual problem on Maxwell's velocity distribution law

I already read about Maxwell's velocity distribution law for gas molecule. And the expression for that distribution is following dnc=4πnA^3e^(-bc^2)c^2dc Now if we assume that the molecules have no ...
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### Can a compressible fluid flowing , change its speed in the absence of a pressure gradient?

I've heard that in a high velocity nozzle, any random 'fluid particle' experiences an increase in kinetic energy at the cost of internal energy and pressure energy.And I do understand that for any ...
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### When can we say $x$ and $p$ are “independent variable”, in order to find the Vlasov equation?

I have a question about "independent variable" in physics, and especially variable in Lagrangian or Density Function. I read several questions about it in this forum and although I have the feeling I ...
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### Limitations of the ideal gas law: When does it fail?

Motivation I ask this question precisely because I am looking for a fundamental, quantitative explanation of the limitations of the ideal gas law and when it should not be used. Note, I have found ...
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### Feynman Lectures I 40: Is the homogeneity of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution a result of, or a pre-requisite for its derivation?

I refer to hand-waving a lot in this post. That is not to say that it was in appropriate. Feynman pretty much said at the outset that his treatment of thermal physics was going to be less than ...
I know the RMS (root mean square) speed of gas is calculated with $v = \sqrt{\frac{3RT}M}$, and plasma is very similar to gas, so is there a difference? If so, how do you calculate it?
I'm looking at derivations for average particle energy giving $E=kT$: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/bolapp.html And average particle kinetic energy giving $K_E=\dfrac{3}{2}kT$: ...