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Example Application
Use root finding to calculate the equilibrium temperature of the ISM.
The ISM is a very diffuse plasma.
- Heated by nearby stars and cosmic rays.
- Cooled by a variety of processes:
- Bremsstrahlung: collisions between electrons and ions
- Atom-electron collisions followed by radiative decay
- Thermal radiation from dust grains
Notes: