# On the Relaxed States in the Mixture of Degenerate and Non-Degenerate Hot Plasmas of Astrophysical Objects

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how a small relativistically hot electron component in an ion-degenerate plasma introduces a new macro-scale length, enriching the quasi-equilibrium states and enabling novel energy transformation pathways in astrophysical plasmas.

## Contribution

It reveals that a minor hot electron contamination creates a new scale in ion-degenerate plasmas, expanding the range of quasi-equilibrium states in astrophysical systems.

## Key findings

- Introduction of a new macro-scale length due to hot electron contamination
- Enhanced diversity of Beltrami-Bernoulli states in plasma modeling
- Potential for new energy transformation mechanisms

## Abstract

It is shown that a small contamination of a relativistically hot electron component can induce a new scale (for structure formation) to a system consisting of an ion-degenerate electron plasma. Mathematically expression of this additional scale length is the increase in the index of quasi-equilibrium Beltrami-Bernoulli states that have been invoked to model several astrophysical systems of interest. The two species of electrons, due to different origin of their relativistic effective masses, behave as two distinct components (each with its own conserved helicity) and add to the richness of the accessible quasi equilibrium states. Determined by the concrete parameters of the system, the new macro-scale lengths (much larger than the short intrinsic scale lengths (skin depths) and generally much shorter than the system size) open new pathways for energy transformations.