What is it about?
This paper discusses the problem of how to calculate a one-dimensional collisionless plasma equilibrium, given a specific macroscopic equilibrium.
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Why is it important?
a) Presents an algorithmic technique for finding Vlasov equilibria, that can be used, for example as initial conditions in PIC simulations b) Presents some rigorous mathematical arguments that give confidence in the method
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a) The main theoretical step in this paper is to generalise the methods used in Allanson et al., Phys. Plasmas, vol. 22 (10), 2015, 102116. b) The main physical result is to apply the method and present analysis for a nonlinear force-free equilibrium with plasma beta =0.05.
Dr Oliver Allanson
University of Reading
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This page is a summary of: From one-dimensional fields to Vlasov equilibria: theory and application of Hermite polynomials, Journal of Plasma Physics, June 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0022377816000519.
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