Fundamental issues on kappa-distributions in space plasmas

By M. Leubner. 2003

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Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. George Livadiotis
2. David John McComas
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4. V. Pierrard
5. M. Lazar
6. Gary Zank
7. S. Cranmer
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In Geophysics

1. George Livadiotis
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4. David John McComas

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2. V. Pierrard
3. M. Lazar
4. David John McComas

Citations in the corpus

• INVARIANT KAPPA DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE PLASMAS OUT OF EQUILIBRIUM (2011, methodology): “The origin of the kappa distribution in Tsallis Statistical Mechanics has already been examined by several authors (e.g., Milovanov & Zelenyi 2000; Leubner 2002, 2004a, 2004b; Shizgal 2007; Nieves-Chinchilla & Viñas 2008a, 2008b; Livadiotis & McComas 2009).”
• Kappa Distributions: Theory and Applications in Space Plasmas (2010, background): “Core-halo distribution functions are a natural equilibrium state in generalized thermostatistics (Leubner 2004b).”
• The Effects of a κ-Distribution in the Heliosheath on the Global Heliosphere and ENA Flux at 1 AU (2008, background): “…populations as a single distribution, is to assume a generalized Lorentzian, or ‘‘ ,’’ function (Bame et al. 1967; Summers & Thorne 1991; Collier 1995; Leubner 2004) given by fp(v) ¼ np 3=2 3p 1 3=2 ( þ 1) ( 1=2) 1þ 1 (v up)2 2p " # ( þ1) ; ð2Þ where p is a typical speed related to the effective…”
• Understanding Kappa Distributions: A Toolbox for Space Science and Astrophysics (2013, background): “2011, 2012, 2013; Livadiotis and McComas 2012a), and (3) other various plasma-related analyses (e.g. Milovanov and Zelenyi 2000; Saito et al. 2000; Leubner 2004; Raadu and Shafiq 2007; Baluku et al. 2010; Livadiotis and McComas 2009, 2010a, 2011b; Le Roux et al. 2010; Eslami et al. 2011; Kourakis et”