Kinetic theory of plasma waves-part I: introduction

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Abstract

The kinetic description of linear waves in plasmas is succinctly presented, with emphasis on applications to highfrequency (hf) wave heating and current drive. The Maxwell-Vlasov system of equations is introduced. Its twotimescale analysis yields the linearized Vlasov and the quasilinear Fokker-Planck equations. The standard guiding centre and Hamiltonian formalisms are presented. Two formulations of the hf plasma wave equation are given: as a partial differential equation to hold at each position, and as a global Galerkin ('variational') form.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-91
Number of pages6
JournalFusion Science and Technology
Volume57
Issue number2 T
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

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