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 .p084 [[ | Reynolds number very large for space plasmas, viscosity generally negligable  .p084 Reynolds number very large for space plasmas, viscosity generally negligable
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  . [[ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anastasia_Vasileiou2/publication/263155220/figure/fig4/AS:550876301492239@1508350553460/Brass-CuZn33-properties-as-a-function-of-temperature-a-thermal-conductivity-b_W640.jpg | NO, brass is around 150 W/m-K ]]   . [[ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anastasia_Vasileiou2/publication/263155220/figure/fig4/AS:550876301492239@1508350553460/Brass-CuZn33-properties-as-a-function-of-temperature-a-thermal-conductivity-b_W640.jpg | NO, brass approx. 150 W/m-K ]] Silver around 430 W/m-K
 .p084 conductivity low perpendicular to B, high parallel to B only if mean free path much smaller than scales of variation.
 .p088 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_Reynolds_number | magnetic Reynolds number ]] convection ÷ diffusion
 .p090 magnetic field freezing [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfv%C3%A9n%27s_theorem | Alfvén's theorem ]]
 .p090 plasmas in space tied to field lines, do not mix across field
 .p091 magnetized plasma has
  . inertia, corresponding to bulk kinetic energy ½ρV²
  . thermal pressure, corresponding to random kinetic energy ρkT/m
  . magnetic forces, corresponding to B²/2μ₀
 .p092 V = B/(μ₀ρ)½ ≡ V,,A,, [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfv%C3%A9n_wave#Alfv%C3%A9n_velocity | Alfvén speed ]]
 .p098 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler_(radio) | Whistler ]]
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http://wiki.keithl.com/SolarWind

Basics of the Solar Wind

Nicole Meyer-Vernet PSULib QB529.M485 2007

SolarWind (last edited 2025-03-11 05:19:58 by KeithLofstrom)