Weibel instabilities in a completely degenerate electron Fermi gas

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3240247· OSTI ID:21282143

Tsintsadze, Levan N ^[1]

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1. Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526 (Japan)

Weibel instability in a degenerate Fermi plasma is studied. A new type of quantum Weibel instabilities is disclosed. In particular, a novel oscillatory Weibel instability is found and its growth rate is obtained. A transverse zero sound in a quantum degenerate electron gas, which has no counterpart in the classical consideration, is revealed.

• OSTI ID: 21282143
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3240247; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ELECTRON GAS
ELECTRONS
INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES
PLASMA INSTABILITY
QUANTUM MECHANICS