From: "nwaivio" <n.waivio@attbi.com>
Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
Subject: Plasma Modeling
Organization: AT&T Broadband


Hello All,

I am kind of curious about how you all view different plasma models and
plasma modeling in general. I have had some experience with FEM of
mechanical stress, strain, and heat transfer, and solving the classic 3 body
PDE's. Plasma modeling seems to deal with different equations but it uses
similar techniques and practices.

I was thinking of starting out with a simplified model that would ignore
temperature effects, and collisions (eliminating the more destabilizing
effects). Basically a compressible two fluid model with Maxwell's equations.
I believe this model would give a little insight to plasma waves, and plasma
dynamics. Does anyone know any papers on this subject as most of the ones I
have found were much more complicated models.

Thanks for your help.

Nathan.