Title :
The Initial Value Problem in Relativistic Plasma
Author :
Godfrey, B.B. ; Newberger, B.S. ; Taggart, K.A.
Author_Institution :
University of California Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Theoretical Division P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544
Abstract :
The Landau problem in relativistic plasma is considered in detail. It is shown how all modes in the plasma arise through proper treatment of the inverse Laplace transforms without imposition of any external conditions. A correct derivation of the asymptotic behavior of the electric field is included and estimates of the contribution of more rapidly decaying Landau modes are made analytically and are compared with numerical computations.
Keywords :
Distribution functions; Electrostatics; High level synthesis; Integrodifferential equations; Kinetic theory; Laboratories; Laplace equations; Maxwell equations; Plasma properties; Plasma stability;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1975.4316905
