Demystifying the success of empirical distributions in space plasmas
Kamel Ourabah
Abstract
The author shows that anomalous velocity distributions commonly observed in space plasmas can be understood as a consequence of temperature fluctuations. This allows understanding thermodynamic properties of space plasmas from measurements of velocity distributions
Topics & Concepts
PlasmaSpace (punctuation)PhysicsAstrophysical plasmaStatistical physicsComputational physicsNuclear physicsComputer scienceOperating systemStatistical Mechanics and EntropyComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEarthquake Detection and Analysis