On Krein-Like Theorems for Noncanonical Hamiltonian Systems with Continuous Spectra: Application to Vlasov-Poisson

DOI10.1080/00411450.2011.566484zbMATH Open1220.82008arXiv1002.1039OpenAlexW2123114224MaRDI QIDQ3006301FDOQ3006301

George I. Hagstrom, P. J. Morrison

Publication date: 10 June 2011

Published in: Transport Theory and Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The notions of spectral stability and the spectrum for the Vlasov-Poisson system linearized about homogeneous equilibria, f_0(v), are reviewed. Structural stability is reviewed and applied to perturbations of the linearized Vlasov operator through perturbations of f_0. We prove that for each f_0 there is an arbitrarily small delta f_0' in W^{1,1}(R) such that f_0+delta f_0$isunstable.When$f_0$ is perturbed by an area preserving rearrangement, f_0 will always be stable if the continuous spectrum is only of positive signature, where the signature of the continuous spectrum is defined as in previous work. If there is a signature change, then there is a rearrangement of f_0 that is unstable and arbitrarily close to f_0 with f_0' in W^{1,1}. This result is analogous to Krein's theorem for the continuous spectrum. We prove that if a discrete mode embedded in the continuous spectrum is surrounded by the opposite signature there is an infinitesimal perturbation in C^n norm that makes f_0 unstable. If f_0 is stable we prove that the signature of every discrete mode is the opposite of the continuum surrounding it.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.1039

zbMATH Keywords

spectral stabilityVlasov-Poisson systemKrein-like theorems

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vlasov equations (35Q83) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10) Eigenvalue problems for linear operators (47A75)

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• Weakly nonlinear dynamics in noncanonical Hamiltonian systems with applications to fluids and plasmas

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