The Initial Value Problem in a Class of Non-Uniform Plasmas,
Abstract
The response of a plasma with a spatially non-uniform equilibrium state has usually been discussed in the framework of WKBJ approximations to the governing integral equations, or of multiple-slab models, or by computer studies. Using approximate integral equations derived from the fully non-uniform orbit-integral equation for self-consistent electrostatic fields, closed-form expressions for the plasma response under arbitrary initial conditions are derived by perturbation-iteration techniques. The method is applied to the time-asymptotic evaluation of the response in a non-uniform plasma supporting a negative-energy mode and to the effect of non-uniform perturbations on a Landau-dampted electron plasma wave. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0771577
Entities
People
- Robert Joel Rahn
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology