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- Eliasson, B, et al.
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Preface to special issue
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In: Journal of Plasma Physics. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0022-3778 .- 1469-7807. ; 79:6, s. 981-981
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This special issue is devoted to the memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla, who passed away 26 January 2013 on his travel to New Delhi, India to receive the prestigious Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) award. Padma was born in Tulapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 7 July 1950, where he grew up and got his education. He received a PhD degree in Physics at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1972, under the supervision of late Prof. R. N. Singh, and a second PhD degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umeå University in Sweden in 1975, under the supervision of Prof. Lennart Stenflo. He worked at the Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, where he was a permanent faculty member and Professor of International Affairs, a position that was created for him to honour his international accomplishments and reputation.
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Journal of Plasma Physics vol 76 issue 3-4 : special issue in honor of professor Padma Kant Shukla on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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- It is our great pleasure to dedicate this special issue of Journal of Plasma Physics to our dear friend and colleague Professor Padma Kant Shukla on the occasion of his 60th birthday on 7th July 2010. Padma is one of the most prominent and productive scientists in plasma physics and in neighboring fields, and has published more than 1300 papers in scientific journals. It has for some time been the aim of his friends to honor him on this occasion, and earlier this year we sent out invitations to distinguished scientists who have collaborated with Padma over the years. The response has been overwhelming, and we collected 43 manuscripts, covering a diverse range of topics in plasma physics, which are now published in this issue. We believe that these papers reflect some of the impact of Padma's research in plasma physics.
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- Onishchenko, O. G., et al.
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Finite ion Larmor radius effects in magnetic curvature-driven Rayleigh-Taylor instability
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In: AIP Conference Proceeding Joint ITER-IAEA-ICTP Advanced Workshop on Fusion and Plasma Physics. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 9780735410411 ; , s. 68-73
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- Incomplete finite ion Larmor radius stabilization of the magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor (RT)instability is investigated. In contrast to the previous studies the effects of both the gravity and magnetic field curvature are taken into account. New model hydrodynamic equations describing nonlinear flute waves with arbitrary spatial scales have been derived. Particular attention is paid to the waves with spatial scales of the order of the ion Larmor radius. In the linear approximation a Fourier transform of these equations yields a generalized dispersion relation for flute waves. The condition for gravity and magnetic curvature at which the instability cannot be stabilized by the finite ion Larmor radius effects is found. It is shown that in the absence of the magnetic curvature the complete stabilization arises due to the cancellation of gravitational and diamagnetic drifts. However, when the magnetic curvature drift is taken into account this synchronization is violated and the RT instability is stabilized at more complex conditions. Furthermore, the dependence of the instability growth rate on the equilibrium plasma parameters is investigated.
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- Shukla, Padma Kant, et al.
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Alfvénic Solitary and Shock Waves in Plasmas
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In: Multi-scale Dynamical Processes in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin/Heidelberg. - 9783642304415 - 9783642304422 ; , s. 129-141
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- We present a review of nonlinear Alfvénic solitary and shock waves in a magnetized electron-ion plasma. The dynamics of these nonlinear dispersive Alfvén waves is governed by the two-fluid equations, coupled with Faraday’s and Ampère’s laws. First, we demonstrate the existence of large amplitude compressional Alfvénic solitary and shock waves propagating across the external magnetic field in a warm electron-ion magnetoplasma. It is found that these nonlinear structures can exist in well defined speed ranges above the Alfvén speed, and their widths are several times larger than the electron skin depths. Second, we study the formation of nonlinear slow magnetosonic solitary (SMS) waves propagating almost perpendicular to the external magnetic field direction. The propagation speed of the SMS waves is below the Alfvén speed and their width is a few ion skin depth in a collisionless magnetoplasma. The nonlinear dispersive Alfvén waves, as discussed here, can be associated with localized electromagnetic field excitations in magnetized laboratory and space plasmas that are composed of magnetized electrons and ions.
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- Shukla, Padma Kant, et al.
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Compressional Alfvénic shocks and solitary waves in plasmas
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In: Joint ITER-IAEA-ICTP Advanced Workshop on Fusion and Plasma Physics. - : American Institute of Physics (AIP). - 9780735410411 ; , s. 2-14
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- We present a review of recent results for compressional Alfvénic shocks and solitary waves in electron-ion and electron-positron plasmas, which are governed by the two-fluid equations, coupled with Faraday's and Ampère's laws. We consider large amplitude compressional Alfvénic shock waves and solitary pulses in a warm collisional electron-ion (e-i) magnetoplasma, and large amplitude compressional Alfvénic solitary pulses in magnetized e-i and electron-positron (e-p) plasmas. These nonlinear structures can exist in well defined speed ranges above the Alfvén speed. They can be associated with localized electromagnetic field excitations in magnetized laboratory and space plasmas that are composed of electrons, ions, and/or positrons.
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- Shukla, Padma Kant, et al.
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Magnetization of plasmas
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In: New Frontiers in Advanced Plasma Physics. - : AIP. ; , s. 1-6
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- Wecritically examine and evaluate several physical mechanisms that are responsiblefor the seed magnetic fields in plasmas. The plasma magnetizationis attributed to sources that foster motion of the backgroundplasma electrons against the ions. The resulting space charge electricfield and currents, in turn, are detrimental for the plasmamagnetization.
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