Published October 1, 1979 | Version v1
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Guiding-center Hamiltonian for arbitrary gyration

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

A systematic procedure for deriving the guiding-center Hamiltonian K is described, valid for arbitrary ratio of particle gyro-scale length to perpendicular magnetic scale length. Practical examples are given where the method permits an explicit evaluation of K for cases where the small-gyroradius approximation used for standard guiding-center theories is invalid

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
14
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1019-1022
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11515400
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ADIABATIC INVARIANCE; CONFINEMENT; GUIDING-CENTER APPROXIMATION; HAMILTONIANS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; ORBITS; PERTURBATION THEORY; PLASMA; PLASMA DRIFT
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS