DocumentCode
1221094
Title
Landau Damping for Students
Author
Alexeff, Igor ; Ishihara, Osamu
Author_Institution
The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 37916
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
1978
fDate
6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
212
Lastpage
219
Abstract
By using the linearized equations of motion for particle streams, and by properly including the initial conditions, Landau´s equations for electrostatic wave propagation with the correct damping decrement are easily obtained. No Vlasov equation, Laplace transform, contour integration, evaluation of residues at singularities, or analytical continuation is required. A discussion of the validity of the linearization is included.
Keywords
Africa; Damping; Differential equations; Electrostatics; H infinity control; Laplace equations; Mathematics; Physics; Steady-state;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.1978.4317111
Filename
4317111
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