From: Bavay Mathias <Bavaym@cegramat.fr>
Organization: CEG DT/EX (HP)
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Nerst effect


Hi,

I'm working on MHD simulations, and I've heard about the Nerst effect
which could solve some of the problems we have with low densities (and
the Ettinghausen effect could also play a good role for us). That effect
adds a -grad(Te) term in the generalized Ohm's law. But I don't
understand why the gradient of temperature effect is not included in the
-grad(Pe) term. So, do you know where I could find some explanations
about that effect ? Most electrodynamics books don't talk a lot about
that effect, and I would like to understand better what that effect
means.

Thank you,
Mathias BAVAY
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BavayM@CeGramat.fr
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