TITLE:
Exact Solution for Equilibrium Configurations of Two-Component Plasma Confined between Parallel Plates
AUTHORS:
Michael Grinfeld, Pavel Grinfeld
KEYWORDS:
Plasma, Thermodynamics, Gibbs Variational Principles, Plasma Stability, Equations of State
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.10 No.10,
October
10,
2022
ABSTRACT: It is the fifth part of the study published under the common umbrella of “The Gibbs Variational Method in Thermodynamics of Equilibrium Plasma”. In Parts 1 - 4, we formulated a novel approach to thermodynamics of one- and two-component heterogeneous systems completely or partially filled with a liquid substance in the plasma state. The approach is based on the use of Gibbs variational principles, and it enables efforts to address a variety of problems relating to the equilibrium and stability of such systems. In this fifth part, the results of Parts 1 - 4 are applied to the analysis of equilibrium configurations of a two-component charged plasma trapped between two parallel plates (the geometry often used in various applications).