Exact Solution for Equilibrium Configurations of Two-Component Plasma Confined between Parallel Plates

It is the fifth part of the study published under the common umbrella of “The Gibbs Variational Method in Thermodynamics of Equilibrium Plasma”. In Parts 1 - 4, we formulated a novel approach to thermodynamics of one- and two-component heterogeneous systems completely or partially filled with a liquid substance in the plasma state. The approach is based on the use of Gibbs variational principles, and it enables efforts to address a variety of problems relating to the equilibrium and stability of such systems. In this fifth part, the results of Parts 1 - 4 are applied to the analysis of equilibrium configurations of a two-component charged plasma trapped between two parallel plates (the geometry often used in various applications).