Asymptotic Theory of Particle Trapping in Coherent Nonlinear Alfven Waves

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1998-03-17

arxiv.org/abs/physics/9803022v1

Physics

Plasma Physics

5 pages, 2 eps figures. Relater papers are at http://sdphpd.ucsd.edu/~medvedev/papers.html

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A fully nonlinear, time-asymptotic theory of resonant particle trapping in large-amplitude quasi-parallel Alfven waves is presented. The effect of trapped particles on the nonlinear dynamics of quasi-stationary Alfvenic discontinuities and coherent Alfven waves is highly non-trivial and forces to a significant departure of the theory from the conventional DNLS and KNLS equation models. The virial theorem is used to determine the time-asymptotic distribution function.

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