Published April 1990 | Version v1
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Canonical Hamiltonian guiding center variables

Creators

  • 1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (USA)

Description

A simplification of the canonical Hamiltonian variables for the guiding center motion of a charged particle in a general toroidal field is obtained using the Lagrangian formalism

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Fluids B
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Fluids B.
Journal Page Range
845-847
ISSN
0899-8221
CODEN
PFBPE

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21055279
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CANONICAL DIMENSION; COORDINATES; FLUCTUATIONS; GUIDING-CENTER APPROXIMATION; HAMILTONIANS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SURFACES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE LOSSES; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION; TRAJECTORIES
Descriptors DEC
ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SCALE DIMENSION; VARIATIONS