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General-relativistic hydrodynamics of a collisionless plasma in a strong magnetic field

Journal Article · · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)
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  1. Department of Theoretical Astrophysics, Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory, Tbilisi 380060, Republic of Georgia ( )
  2. Department of Physics, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi 38002, Republic of Georgia ( )
The closed set of general-relativistic hydrodynamical equations describing a strongly magnetized collisionless plasma with an anisotropic pressure tensor is derived. Consideration is based on the 3+1'' formulation of magnetohydrodynamics and the orthonormal tetrad technique. The model is the further generalization of the theory of Chew, Goldberger, and Low (Proc. R. Soc. London Ser. A 236, 1204 (1954)) for the general-relativistic case. In ultrarelativistic limit the equations of state are obtained, which differ noticeably from those known previously.
OSTI ID:
7036131
Journal Information:
Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 46:2; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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