Published December 1998
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Journal article
Asymptotic Theory of Nonlinear Landau Damping and Particle Trapping in Waves of Finite Amplitude
- 1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
- 2. Physics Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0319 (United States)
Description
A fully nonlinear, time-asymptotic theory of nonlinear Landau damping and resonant particle trapping in finite-amplitude waves is presented. The virial theorem and the conservation of the parallel adiabatic invariant are used to determine the time-asymptotic distribution function. The effect of trapped particles on the nonlinear wave dynamics is highly nontrivial and forces a significant departure from the conventional models of finite-amplitude waves. copyright 1998 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 81
- Journal Issue
- 26
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5824-5827
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 30010869
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADIABATIC INVARIANCE; ALFVEN WAVES; DAMPING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LANDAU DAMPING; VIRIAL THEOREM
- Descriptors DEC
- DAMPING; EQUATIONS; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES