Quantum kinetic theory of the filamentation instability

Details Quantum kinetic theory of the filamentation instability Quantum kinetic theory of the filamentation instability

2011-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/1103.4880v2

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Plasma Physics

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The quantum electromagnetic dielectric tensor for a multi species plasma is re-derived from the gauge invariant Wigner-Maxwell system and presented under a form very similar to the classical one. The resulting expression is then applied to a quantum kinetic theory of the electromagnetic filamentation instability. Comparison is made with the quantum fluid theory including a Bohm pressure term, and with the cold classical plasma result. A number of analytical expressions are derived for the cutoff wave vector, the largest growth rate and the most unstable wave vector.

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