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Variational method for electromagnetic waves in a magneto-plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

H. L. Berk  and
R. R. Dominguez
H. L. Berk
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
R. R. Dominguez
Affiliation:
Electronics Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Abstract

A variational method is presented to derive the electromagnetic response for waves of a model plasma with arbitrary β in a magnetic field whose curvature simulated by a gravitational field. The variational method is particularly well suited for deriving the electromagnetic local dispersion relation and differential equations of long-wavelength modes. In particular, the result is applied to finding the critical β needed for stabilization of low-frequency drift waves with density and temperature gradients.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 31 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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