Published October 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

System of kinetic equations describing large-scale processes in collisionless space plasma

  • 1. Polar Geophysical Institute (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute (Russian Federation)

Description

A system of kinetic equations describing relatively slow large-scale processes in collisionless magnetoplasma structures with a spatial resolution of about the characteristic gyroradius is derived. Plasma is assumed to be quasineutral, while the magnetic and electric fields are determined by the instantaneous distributions of the particle and current densities and the stress tensor of all plasma components in the longrange instantaneous interaction approximation. A special version of equations is derived for the case of magnetized electrons described by the Vlasov equation in the drift approximation. The obtained system of equations can be used to develop a global numerical kinetic model of the Earth's magnetosphere with a spatial resolution of about 100 km, as well as local models of certain regions of the Earth's magnetosphere with a higher resolution.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics Reports
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1004-1015
ISSN
1063-780X
CODEN
PPHREM

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
50003316
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; PLASMA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RESOLUTION

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