What is the mathematical meaning of Steenbeck's principle of minimum power in gas discharge physics?

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Benilov, M S ^a   Naidis, G V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC COLUMN; COMMON SENSE; EXACT SOLUTION; FIXED CURRENT; GAS DISCHARGE; MINIMUM ENTROPY;

GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GLOW DISCHARGES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77951046980     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/17/175204     Document Type: Article

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