Streamer branching rationalized by conformal mapping techniques.
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Meulenbroek, B, Rocco, A and Ebert, U (2004) Streamer branching rationalized by conformal mapping techniques. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys, 69 (6 Pt 2). 067402 - ?. ISSN 1539-3755
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.067402
Abstract
Spontaneous branching of discharge channels is frequently observed, but not well understood. We recently proposed a new branching mechanism based on simulations of a simple continuous discharge model in high fields. We here present analytical results for such streamers in the Lozansky-Firsov limit where they can be modeled as moving equipotential ionization fronts. This model can be analyzed by conformal mapping techniques which allow the reduction of the dynamical problem to finite sets of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Our solutions illustrate that branching is generic for the intricate head dynamics of streamers in the Lozansky-Firsov limit.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright 2004 The American Physical Society. |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences > Microbial and Cellular Sciences |
| ID Code: | 240038 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic Elements |
| Deposited On: | 24 May 2012 12:55 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2013 16:33 |
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