Dispersion (plasmapy.dispersion)

The dispersion subpackage contains functionality associated with plasma dispersion relations, solvers and analytical solutions.

Example Notebooks

Dispersion: A Full Two Fluid Solution

The plasma dispersion function

Sub-Packages & Modules

dispersionfunction
two_fluid_dispersion

Functions

plasma_dispersion_func(zeta)	Calculate the plasma dispersion function.
plasma_dispersion_func_deriv(zeta)	Calculate the derivative of the plasma dispersion function.
two_fluid_dispersion_solution(*, B, ion, k, …)	Using the solution provided by Bellan 2012, calculate the analytical solution to the two fluid, low-frequency (\(\omega/kc \ll 1\)) dispersion relation presented by Stringer 1963.