The formation of electrostatic shocks in quantum plasmas with relativistically degenerate electrons
Eliasson, Bengt and Shukla, Padma (2012) The formation of electrostatic shocks in quantum plasmas with relativistically degenerate electrons. EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics, 97 (1). 15001. ISSN 0295-5075 (https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/97/15001)
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Abstract
The formation of electrostatic shocks in a super-dense plasma composed of relativistically degenerate electrons and fully ionized ions is theoretically investigated. We find analytic solutions in the form of simple waves and derive expressions for shock speeds in limiting cases. The theory has applications to large-amplitude acoustic waves excited in white dwarf stars due to dramatic events such as collision with other astrophysical bodies or supernova explosions.
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Eliasson, Bengt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-1574 and Shukla, Padma;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 44758 Dates: DateEventJanuary 2012Published28 November 2011Published OnlineSubjects: Science > Physics Department: Faculty of Science > Physics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 10 Sep 2013 15:28 Last modified: 05 Sep 2024 00:45 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/44758