scholarly journals Does a localized plasma disturbance in the ionosphere evolve to electrostatic equilibrium? Evidence to the contrary

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 649-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell B. Cosgrove
Author(s):  
J. Pierrus

This chapter begins by proving some important properties of (i) conductors in electrostatic equilibrium, and (ii) harmonic functions. These results underpin most of the remaining questions of Chapter 3. The coefficients of capacitance for an arbitrary arrangement of conductors are introduced at an early stage, and numerical calculations then follow in a number of subsequent questions. Some important techniques (both analytical and numerical) for finding solutions to Laplace’s equation are considered. These include: the Fourier method, the relaxation method, themethod of images and the method of conformal transformation. All of these are discussed in some detail, and with appropriate examples.


2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peder Aursand ◽  
Johanna Ridder

AbstractWe consider the dynamics of the director in a nematic liquid crystal when under the influence of an applied electric field. Using an energy variational approach we derive a dynamic model for the director including both dissipative and inertial forces.A numerical scheme for the model is proposed by extending a scheme for a related variational wave equation. Numerical experiments are performed studying the realignment of the director field when applying a voltage difference over the liquid crystal cell. In particular, we study how the relative strength of dissipative versus inertial forces influence the time scales of the transition between the initial configuration and the electrostatic equilibrium state.


2010 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 636-641
Author(s):  
Xiao Bin Yang

This paper generalizes the arc-length method, and proposes a new scheme of controlling equilibrium path including static equilibrium and electrostatic equilibrium. To take example for the thin plate electrode posing on the electrostatic field force, whose governing equations are the two fold nonlinear coupling equation, the method to compute the incremental factor is give in detain. The result is to show that not only the approximate critical voltage is obtained but also the trace after losing stability is found stably.


1998 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-592
Author(s):  
Takahiro Murakami ◽  
Hiromicbi Kobayashi ◽  
Yoshihiro Okuno ◽  
Shigeharu Kabashima

1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Minardi

A statistical procedure is applied for constructing an entropy functional associated with a collective Vlasov equilibrium described by a given coarse-grained current and charge distribution. The functional is not at a maximum if the magnetic or electrostatic equilibrium is not unique. This property connects the principle of maximum entropy with bifurcation theory and marginal stability analysis.


2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1451-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si-Wen Gui ◽  
Yi-Yun Liu ◽  
Xiao-Gang Zhong ◽  
Xin-Yu Liu ◽  
Peng Zheng ◽  
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