Nonlinear Weibel-type soliton modes

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/44/4/045501zbMATH Open1428.76244arXiv1003.1055OpenAlexW3104939650MaRDI QIDQ3074698FDOQ3074698

Authors: R. C. Tautz, I. Lerche 

Publication date: 10 February 2011

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Discussion is given of non-linear soliton behavior including coupling between electrostatic and electromagnetic potentials for non-relativistic, weakly relativistic, and fully relativistic plasmas. For plasma distribution functions that are independent of the canonical momenta perpendicular to the soliton spatial structure direction there are, in fact, no soliton behaviors allowed because transverse currents are zero. Dependence on the transverse canonical momenta is necessary. When such is the case, it is shown that the presence or absence of a soliton is intimately connected to the functional form assumed for the particle distribution functions. Except for simple situations, the coupled non-linear equations for the electrostatic and electromagnetic potentials would seem to require numerical solution procedures. Examples are given to illustrate all of these points for non-relativistic, weakly relativistic, and fully relativistic plasmas.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1055

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vlasov equations (35Q83) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

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