Lagrangian structure of hydrodynamic plasma models and conservation laws
Creators
- 1. Institute of Nuclear Fusion, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, pl. Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123182 (Russian Federation)
Description
The Lagrangian structure of hydrodynamic plasma models (the multifluid plasma model, the Hall MHD model, and the electron MHD model) is studied. The conservation laws for these models are derived in a general form with the help of Noether's theorem. Each of these models is shown to admit symmetry transformations under which the energy, momentum, and angular momentum are invariant. These models also admit the relabeling symmetry, which ensures the conservation of the averaged components of the generalized momentum. For the electron MHD equations, the symmetry group obtained is proved to be exhaustive in the class of the first-order Lie-Bauecklund symmetries. It is shown that an infinite set of kinematic invariants of motion (Casimirs) can be readily singled out by the transition to the Lagrangian basis
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Plasma Physics Reports
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 58-69
- ISSN
- 1063-780X
- CODEN
- PPHREM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35003844
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Translation
- Descriptors DEI
- CONSERVATION LAWS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; PLASMA FLUID EQUATIONS; PLASMA SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SIMULATION
Optional Information
- Notes
- Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 25, 64-75 (January 1999); (c) 1999 MAIK/Interperiodika