Covariant form of the ponderomotive potentials in a magnetized plasma

Journal Article · Sun Jan 25 23:00:00 EST 1981 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.46.240· OSTI ID:6655611

Hatori, T; Washimi, H

With use of the Lie transform technique, a simple and compact but quite general expression is derived for the ponderomotive scalar and vector potentials phi-bar and A in the covariant form (A,iphi-bar)=A-bar/sub ..mu../=-1/2. The four-vector zeta/sub ..nu../ is the particle excursion in four-dimensional space due to the rf electric and magnetic fields, F/sub munu/ is the high-frequency electromagnetic tensor, and the brackets denote an average over the high-frequency phase kxx-..omega..t.

• Research Organization: Institute of Plasma Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6655611
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 46:4; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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