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In formulating a theory for the structure of the solar system (meaning the formation of the planets with their individual satellites) Alfvén (1954; Alfvén and Arrhenius, 1975) postulated a simple intuitive concept, the Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV), to explain the condensation of matter in the early stages of the formation of the solar system. Since the original suggestion of CIV, it has been invoked to explain such diverse phenomena as cometary plasma (Formisano et al., 1982; Galeev et al.,1986) and the shuttle glow (Papadopoulos, 1984). Evidence, particularly from space experiments, has been reviewed recently by Newell (1985). Other reviews (e.g. Sherman, 1973) have emphasized the plasma (the collective) aspects of the theory. This review attempts to provide a transition from the collective aspects of the plasma treatments to the microscopic (collisional) implictions of the theory.
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Murad, E. (1987). The Role of Atomic and Molecular Processes in the Critical Ionization Velocity Theory. In: Kingston, A.E. (eds) Recent Studies in Atomic and Molecular Processes. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5398-0_5
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