Published January 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Lagrangian structure of hydrodynamic plasma models and conservation laws

  • 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

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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

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Notes
Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 25, 64-75 (January 1999); (c) 1999 MAIK/Interperiodika