Published October 1984 | Version v1
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Time-dependent drift Hamiltonian

Creators

  • 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Description

The lowest-order drift equations are given in a canonical magnetic coordinate form for time-dependent magnetic and electric fields. The advantages of the canonical Hamiltonian form are also discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
2441-2445
ISSN
0031-9171
CODEN
PFLDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17014378
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ADIABATIC INVARIANCE; ASYMMETRY; CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; COLLISIONAL PLASMA; COORDINATES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GUIDING-CENTER APPROXIMATION; HAMILTONIANS; INTEGRALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLES; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRAJECTORIES
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PLASMA; QUANTUM OPERATORS; TRANSFORMATIONS