Normal-mode-based analysis of electron plasma waves with second-order Hermitian formalism
Abstract
The classic problem of the dynamic evolution and Landau damping of linear Langmuir electron waves in a collisionless plasma with Maxwellian background is cast as a second-order, self-adjoint problem with a continuum spectrum of real and positive squared frequencies. The corresponding complete basis of singular normal modes is obtained, along with their orthogonality relation. This yields easily the general expression of the time-reversal-invariant solution for any initial-value problem. Examples are then given for specific initial conditions that illustrate different behaviors of the Landau-damped macroscopic moments of the perturbations.
- Authors:
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- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1423935
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1423914
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-91ER54109; SC0014664
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Linear acoustics; Maxwell equations; Classical field theory; Linear algebra; Hilbert space; Algebras; Acoustic waves; Computational methods; Classical electromagnetism; Plasma simulation
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Ramos, J. J., and White, R. L. Normal-mode-based analysis of electron plasma waves with second-order Hermitian formalism. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.5020794.
Ramos, J. J., & White, R. L. Normal-mode-based analysis of electron plasma waves with second-order Hermitian formalism. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5020794
Ramos, J. J., and White, R. L. 2018.
"Normal-mode-based analysis of electron plasma waves with second-order Hermitian formalism". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5020794. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1423935.
@article{osti_1423935,
title = {Normal-mode-based analysis of electron plasma waves with second-order Hermitian formalism},
author = {Ramos, J. J. and White, R. L.},
abstractNote = {The classic problem of the dynamic evolution and Landau damping of linear Langmuir electron waves in a collisionless plasma with Maxwellian background is cast as a second-order, self-adjoint problem with a continuum spectrum of real and positive squared frequencies. The corresponding complete basis of singular normal modes is obtained, along with their orthogonality relation. This yields easily the general expression of the time-reversal-invariant solution for any initial-value problem. Examples are then given for specific initial conditions that illustrate different behaviors of the Landau-damped macroscopic moments of the perturbations.},
doi = {10.1063/1.5020794},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1423935},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 3,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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