2006/12/31 by Gert Brodin, G. Brodin, M. Marklund · 302 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic physics #Condensed matter physics #Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena #Electron #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Limit (mathematics) #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Magnetic field #Magnetohydrodynamic drive #Magnetohydrodynamics #Nuclear physics #Pauli exclusion principle #Physics #Plasma #Quantum electrodynamics #Quantum mechanics #Spin (aerodynamics) #Thermodynamics #astro-ph #physics.plasm-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/8/277
published in New Journal of Physics 9(8), 277 (IOP Publishing) · 11 pages, minor typos corrected, to appear in New Journal of Physics
arxiv created 2007/07/23 · openalex publication_date 2007/08/23 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Starting from the non-relativistic Pauli description of spin- particles, a set of fluid equations, governing the dynamics of such particles interacting with external fields and other particles, is derived. The equations describe electrons, positrons, holes and similar conglomerates. In the case of electrons, the magnetohydrodynamic limit of an electron–ion plasma is investigated. The results should be of interest and relevance both to laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.