Plasma Oscillations and Landau Damping in a Relativistic Gas

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1962 · Physics of Fluids (New York)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1706486· OSTI ID:4803092

Buti, B.

The problem of Landau damping in plasma oscillations is studied in a relativistic gas and the asymptotic forms of the dispersion relation and the damping coefficient are obtained in the nonrelativistic as well as in the relativistic limits. In the relativistic limit it is found that while the damping is very strong in the case where the phase velocity is small compared to the velocity of light, it is absent when the phase velocity exceeds the velocity of light. Moreover, in the former case, in the extreme relativistic limit the damping becomes independent of the plasma temperature.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Chicago
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-16-007206
• OSTI ID: 4803092
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids (New York), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids (New York) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 0031-9171
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTRONS
GASES
LANDAU DAMPING
LIGHT
OSCILLATIONS
PHYSICS
PLASMA
RELATIVITY THEORY
TEMPERATURE
TRANSPORT THEORY
VELOCITY