Hydrodynamic limit for an arc discharge at atmospheric pressure

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 197-239

  Choquet, Isabelle ^a   Lucquin Desreux, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Arc discharge; Disparate masses; Fluid limit; Gas mixture; Hilbert expansion; Impact ionization; Inelastic collisions; Saha plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644374661     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-004-2711-8     Document Type: Article

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