Recreating outer space in the lab: Extending thermodynamics to out of equilibrium electron gas in a magnetic nozzle (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Recreating outer space in the lab: Extending thermodynamics to out of equilibrium electron gas in a magnetic nozzle

Caption

Physical picture of the electron gas expanding in the magnetic wall, where Q = 0 for the adiabatic expansion, resulting in a change of the internal energy of the electron gas is equal to the work done on their surroundings. The magnetic field can behave as a flexible wall with no heat transfer, i.e., the perfectly adiabatic wall.

Credit

Kazunori Takahashi

Usage Restrictions

Credit: Kazunori Takahashi

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.