A quasi-linear kinetic equation for cosmic rays in the interplanetary medium

Details A quasi-linear kinetic equation for cosmic rays in the interplanetary medium A quasi-linear kinetic equation for cosmic rays in the interplanetary medium

May 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.2089l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, May 1, 1976, p. 2089-2093.

Physics

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Cosmic Rays, Interplanetary Medium, Kinetic Equations, Plasma Turbulence, Magnetic Field Configurations, Nonlinear Equations, Solar Activity Effects, Vlasov Equations

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A kinetic equation for interplanetary cosmic rays is set up with the aid of weak-plasma-turbulence theory for an idealized radially symmetric model of the interplanetary magnetic field. As a starting point, this treatment invokes the Vlasov equation instead of the traditional Fokker-Planck equation. Quasi-linear theory is applied to obtain a momentum diffusion equation for the heliocentric frame of reference which describes the interaction of cosmic rays with convecting magnetic irregularities in the solar-wind plasma. Under restricted conditions, the well-known equation of solar modulation can be obtained from this kinetic equation.

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