Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Physics of Plasmas
8 (2001), S. 5323-5326
ISSN:
1089-7674
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A second law paradox was previously proposed for a plasma contained within an infinite blackbody. The proposed second law paradox was dependent on the plasma having a nonzero floating potential [D. P. Sheehan and J. D. Means, Phys. Plasmas 5, 2469 (1998)]. This work demonstrates that a nonzero floating potential is indicative of some energy contained within the plasma that can be withdrawn from the plasma without violation of the second law. Furthermore, it is shown from the probe theory that the plasma in this hypothetical configuration must have a floating potential of zero at steady state.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1415748
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