Published December 2010 | Version v1
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Comment on 'Nonlinear gyrokinetic theory with polarization drift' [Phys. Plasmas 17, 082304 (2010)]

  • 1. Euratom-Tekes Association, Aalto University, P.O. Box 4100, FI-02015 Aalto (Finland)
  • 2. Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX13NP (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Euratom-Tekes Association, VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT (Finland)

Description

In this comment, we show that by using the discrete particle distribution function the changes of the phase-space volume of gyrocenter coordinates due to the fluctuating ExB velocity do not explicitly appear in the Poisson equation and the [Sosenko et al., Phys. Scr. 64, 264 (2001)] result is recovered. It is demonstrated that there is no contradiction between the work presented by Sosenko et al. and the work presented by [Wang et al., Phys. Plasmas 17, 082304 (2010)].

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 124701-124701.2
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43011662
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FLUCTUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PHASE SPACE; PLASMA; POISSON EQUATION; POLARIZATION; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SPACE; VARIATIONS

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