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On negative streamers: a deterministic approach

Manuel Arrayás

physics.plasm-pharXiv:physics/0311095

Abstract

In dielectric breakdown, the phenomena of streamers formation and spontaneous branching is commonly observed. A deterministic negative streamer model is reviewed in this article. We recently have proposed that this reduced model is able to explain the branching phenomena, due to a Laplacian instability quite like in viscous fingering. Particular attention is paid to the physical interpretation of the model.

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