Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.106, No.20, 8572-8578, 1997
2-Component Plasma in a Gravitational-Field
In this paper we study a model for the sedimentation equilibrium of a charged colloidal suspension : the two-dimensional two-component plasma in a gravitational field which is exactly solvable at a special value of the reduced inverse temperature Gamma=2. The density profiles are computed. The heavy particles accumulate at the bottom of the container. If the container is high enough, an excess of Light counterions form a cloud floating at some altitude.
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