Simple formulation and solution strategy of the Saha equation for ideal and nonideal plasmas

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 977-984

  Zaghloul, Mofreh R ^a   Bourham, Mohamed A ^a   Doster, J Michael ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

SAHA EQUATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0033879368     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/8/314     Document Type: Article

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