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Particle paths and phase plane for time-dependent similarity solutions of the one-dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell equationsThe phase trajectories of particles in a plasma described by the one-dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell equations are determined qualitatively, analyzing exact general similarity solutions for the cases of temporally damped and growing (sinusoidal or localized) electric fields. The results of numerical integration in both untransformed and Lie-group point-transformed coordinates are presented in extensive graphs and characterized in detail. The implications of the present analysis for the stability of BGK equilibria are explored, and the existence of nonlinear solutions arbitrarily close to and significantly different from the BGK solutions is demonstrated.
Document ID
19880039235
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Roberts, Dana Aaron
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD; Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Abraham-Shrauner, Barbara
(Washington University Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume: 38
ISSN: 0022-3778
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Accession Number
88A26462
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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