Abstract
A linear, two-dimensional model of a transonic plasma flow in equilibrium is constructed and given an explicit solution in the form of a complex Laplace integral. The solution indicates that the transonic state can be solved as an elliptic boundary value problem, as is done in the numerical code FLOW [Guazzotto et al., Phys. Plasmas 11, 604 (2004)]. Moreover, the presence of a hyperbolic region does not necessarily imply the presence of a discontinuity or any other singularity of the solution.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 022512 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics