Study of Landau quantization effect over Jeans- Alfven Instability in Dense Plasmas
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2019
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Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Abstract
Quantum plasmas have gained significance due to its applications in magnetized/un-
magnetized semiconductor and astrophysical plasmas. Quantum effects are usually
incorporated through exchange and correlation potential, Bohm potential, Fermi
degenerate pressure in the presence or absence of external magnetic field. The
electromagnetic waves of low frequency are commonly known as Alfven waves. The
modification in the electronic properties of materials as a function of the applied
magnetic field are Landau quantization. Henceforth in this thesis studied the Landau
Quantization effect over Jeans Instability in Dense Plasma. The self-gravitational or Jeans
instability come to play due to the gravitational characteristics of massive species in
plasmas. This thesis deals with two scales competing with each other. First, the
gravitational time scale associated with massive particles called ion. Second, acoustic
time scale. The source of acoustic scale is the lighter particles like electron fluid that
exert acoustic pressure outward. If the two scales are comparable then the system will be
at equilibrium. On other case, if the acoustic time scale is larger, then the gravitational
collapse will take case and if the gravitational time scale is larger than the explosion will
take place. In this work the comparative analysis of Jeans and quantum plasmas have
analyzed under different conditions. In other words, the macroscopic effects evolved
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Department of Physics, FA17, Physics, Landau quantization, Alfven Instability, Dense Plasmas, Dr. Muhammad Jamil