Non-linear wave particle processes in an electrostatic wave packet

1971 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Nunn
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Wave Packet ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Linear Wave ◽  
Particle Charge ◽  
Electrostatic Wave ◽  
Charge Densities ◽  
First Order ◽  
Resonant Beam ◽  
Uniform Plasma

The system studied is that of an electrostatic Gaussian wave packet in a cold uniform plasma being excited by a weak resonant beam. To first order in a parameter associated with the weakness of the beam the resonant particle distribution function and resonant particle charge densities are computed.

Kinetic theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Deruelle ◽  
Jean-Philippe Uzan
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Liouville Equation ◽  
Vlasov Equation ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Hamiltonian Form ◽  
First Order ◽  
Number Of Particles

This chapter covers the equations governing the evolution of particle distribution and relates the macroscopic thermodynamical quantities to the distribution function. The motion of N particles is governed by 6N equations of motion of first order in time, written in either Hamiltonian form or in terms of Poisson brackets. Thus, as this chapter shows, as the number of particles grows it becomes necessary to resort to a statistical description. The chapter first introduces the Liouville equation, which states the conservation of the probability density, before turning to the Boltzmann–Vlasov equation. Finally, it discusses the Jeans equations, which are the equations obtained by taking various averages over velocities.

Energy and momentum densities of a Landau-damped wave packet

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-391
Author(s):  
ROBERT W. B. BEST
Keyword(s):  
Wave Packet ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Landau Damping ◽  
Electrostatic Wave ◽  
First Order ◽  
Fluid Theory ◽  
Energy And Momentum ◽  
Energy And Momentum Densities ◽  
Standing Problem

The energy of a Landau-damped electrostatic wave is a long-standing problem. Calculations based on a spatially infinite wave are deficient. In this paper, a wave packet is analysed. The energy density depends on second-order initial conditions that are independent of the first-order wave. Pictures of energy and momentum transfer to resonant electrons are presented. On physical grounds, suitable second-order initial conditions are proposed. The resulting wave energy agrees with fluid theory. The ratio between energy and momentum is not the phase velocity up, as predicted by fluid theory, but ½up, in agreement with Landau-damping physics.

scholarly journals On Minimum-B Stabilization of Electrostatic Drift Instabilities

1966 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1953-1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Saison ◽  
H. K. Wimmel
Keyword(s):  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Inhomogeneous Plasma ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Loss Cone ◽  
First Order ◽  
Stabilization Theorem ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Limiting Case

A check is made of a stabilization theorem of ROSENBLUTH and KRALL (Phys. Fluids 8, 1004 [1965]) according to which an inhomogeneous plasma in a minimum-B field (β ≪ 1) should be stable with respect to electrostatic drift instabilities when the particle distribution functions satisfy a condition given by TAYLOR, i. e. when f0 = f(W, μ) and ∂f/∂W < 0 Although the dispersion relation of ROSENBLUTH and KRALL is confirmed to first order in the gyroradii and in ε ≡ d ln B/dx z the stabilization theorem is refuted, as also is the validity of the stability criterion used by ROSEN-BLUTH and KRALL, ⟨j·E⟩ ≧ 0 for all real ω. In the case ωpi ≫ | Ωi | equilibria are given which satisfy the condition of TAYLOR and are nevertheless unstable. For instability it is necessary to have a non-monotonic ν ⊥ distribution; the instabilities involved are thus loss-cone unstable drift waves. In the spatially homogeneous limiting case the instability persists as a pure loss cone instability with Re[ω] =0. A necessary and sufficient condition for stability is D (ω =∞, k,…) ≦ k2 for all k, the dispersion relation being written in the form D (ω, k, K,...) = k2+K2. In the case ωpi ≪ | Ωi | adherence to the condition given by TAYLOR guarantees stability.

Informational Measures of the Shape of the Amoroso Distributions for the Research of Dispersed Materials

2021 ◽  
Vol 1031 ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Vitaly Polosin
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Distribution Function ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Particle Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution Function ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
Information Uncertainty ◽  
Particle Size Distribution Function

For the particle size distribution function various forms of exponential models are used to construct models of the properties of dispersed substance. The most difficult stage of applied research is to determine the shape of the particle distribution model. For the particle size distribution function various forms of exponential models are used to construct models of the properties of dispersed substance. The most difficult stage of applied research is to determine the shape of the particle distribution model. The article proposes a uniform model for setting the interval of information uncertainty of non-symmetric particle size distributions. Based on the analysis of statistical and information uncertainty intervals, new shape coefficients of distribution models are constructed, these are the entropy coefficients for shifted and non shifted distributions of the Amoroso family. Graphics of dependence of entropy coefficients of non-symmetrical distributions show that distributions well-known are distinguish at small of the shapes parameters. Also it is illustrated for parameters of the form more than 2 that it is preferable to use the entropy coefficients for the unshifted distributions.The material contains also information measures for the well-known logarithmic normal distribution which is a limiting case of distribution Amorozo.

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