A paraxial asymptotic model for the coupled Vlasov-Maxwell problem in electromagnetics (Q2517455)

This paper deals with the study of an asymptotic model for the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell equations. Relevant models of problems of this type include particle accelerators and free-electron lasers. In the present paper, the authors are concerned with a paraxial approximation of the system of equations, which approximates the Vlasov-Maxwell equations and is fourth-order accurate with respect to a small parameter that reflects the physical characteristics of the problem. The central part of this paper establishes asymptotic expansions of the physical quantities and the characterization of the first terms of these expansions.