Title of article :
Vlasov simulation of kinetic shear Alfvén waves Original Research Article
Author/Authors :
Tilman Dannert، نويسنده , , Frank Jenko، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
12
From page :
67
To page :
78
Abstract :
The treatment of kinetic shear Alfvén waves in homogeneous magnetized plasmas by means of Vlasov simulation is examined. To this end, the driftkinetic version of the Vlasov–Maxwell equations is solved via various numerical schemes, all employing a grid in image phase space. Since kinetic shear Alfvén waves are Landau damped, the use of an equidistant grid in velocity space leads to a recurrence problem. The latter can be circumvented, however, by damping the finest velocity space scales through higher-order collision operators. Of particular interest is the question if and under which circumstances the magnetohydrodynamic limit (small perpendicular wavenumber) can be recovered.
Keywords :
Vlasov simulation , Alfvén waves
Journal title :
Computer Physics Communications
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
Computer Physics Communications
Record number :
1136355
Link To Document :
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