Discontinuous distributions in thermal plasmas

Details Discontinuous distributions in thermal plasmas Discontinuous distributions in thermal plasmas

2009-06-05

arxiv.org/abs/0906.1096v1

Il Nuovo Cimento C 32 (1) (2009) 1-13

Physics

Plasma Physics

13 pages. In form submitted to Il Nuovo Cimento C in November 2008. Final form to appear in Il Nuovo Cimento C

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We develop a new method for describing the dynamics of 3-dimensional thermal plasmas. Using a piecewise constant 1-particle distribution, we reduce the Vlasov equation to a generalized Lorentz force equation for a family of vector fields encoding the discontinuity. By applying this equation to longitudinal electrostatic plasma oscillations, and coupling it to Maxwell's equations, we obtain a limit on the magnitude of the electric field in relativistic thermal plasma oscillations. We derive an upper bound on the limit and discuss its applicability in a background magnetic field.

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