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THE STEADY STATE OF THE CHAPMAN-FERRARO PROBLEM IN TWO DIMENSIONS

Journal Article · · J. Geophys. Research
The steady state of the Chapman-Ferraro problem (flow of ionized gas near magnetic dipole) is formulated in mathematical ternas, but the three- dimensional problem presents little hope of an analytical solution, and it is not even obvious how to compute the solution. The two-dimensional problem is reduced to a standard potential problem and solved exactly. The solution is used to obtain an indication of the error in the flat-faced approximate model that has been used previously in three dimensions. (auth)
Research Organization:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-15-016575
OSTI ID:
4049398
Journal Information:
J. Geophys. Research, Journal Name: J. Geophys. Research Vol. Vol: 66
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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