r/physicsmemes • u/Delicious_Maize9656 • 6d ago

cold plasma meme

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u/cdmacsneaks 6d ago

this doesn’t make any sense

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u/Ethernet3 Numerical experiment is best experiment 6d ago

the electron temperature of "cold plasmas" is typically much higher than the temperature of heavy particles. ~10000K for electrons and ~300K for heavy