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Hamiltonian field description of the one-dimensional Poisson-Vlasov equations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6423520· OSTI ID:6423520
The one-dimensional Poisson-Vlasov equations are cast into Hamiltonian form. A Poisson Bracket in terms of the phase space density, as sole dynamical variable, is presented. This Poisson bracket is not of the usual form, but possesses the commutator properties of antisymmetry, bilinearity, and nonassociativity by virtue of the Jacobi requirement. Clebsch potentials are seen to yield a conventional (canonical) formulation. This formulation is discretized by expansion in terms of an arbitrary complete set of basis functions. In particular, a wave field representation is obtained.
Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AM02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
6423520
Report Number(s):
PPPL-1788; ON: DE81023974
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English