Reformulation of Multifluid Plasma Equations in Terms of Spacetime Algebra

DEMİR S., TANIŞLI M., ŞAHİN N., KANSU M. E.

JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, vol.73, no.5, pp.524-530, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.3938/jkps.73.524
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.524-530
  • Keywords: Multifluid plasma, Spacetime algebra, Maxwell equations, Wave equation, FIELD EQUATIONS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Using the exact isomorphism between multifluid plasma theory and classical electromagnetism, we apply the theorems and techniques of spacetime algebra to the multifluid equations of a plasma in order to present a new formulation in a compact and elegant way. A set of Maxwell equations for a plasma is combined into a single equation similar to their counterparts in electromagnetism, linear gravitation and fluid mechanics. The presented formulation also proposes a useful method for the generalization of the plasma wave equation.