The document summarizes general gyrokinetic theory, which describes a symmetry in magnetized plasmas. It discusses:
1) Developing geometric Vlasov-Maxwell equations on a 7D phase space defined as a fiber bundle over spacetime. This determines particle worldlines and realizes kinetic integrals as fiber integrals.
2) Constructing the infinite small generator of gyrosymmetry by applying Lie coordinate perturbation to the Poincare-Cartan-Einstein 1-form. This generates the most relaxed condition for gyrosymmetry.
3) Developing general gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell equations in the gyrocenter coordinate system rather than new equations, automatically carrying over properties like conservation laws. The pullback
BOUND STATE SOLUTION TO SCHRODINGER EQUATION WITH MODIFIED HYLLERAAS PLUS INV...ijrap
In this work, we obtained an approximate bound state solution to Schrodinger equation with modified
Hylleraass plus inversely quadratic potential using Supersymmetric quantum mechanics approach.
Applying perkeris approximation to the centrifugal term, we obtained the eigen-energy and the normalized
wave function using Gauss and confluent hypergeometric functions. We implement Fortran algorithm to
obtained the numerical result of the energy for the screening parameter α = 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.4 0.5 and .
The result shows that the energy increases with an increase in the quantum state. The energy spectrum
shows increase in angular quantum state spacing as the screening parameter increases.
This document summarizes research on simplifying calculations of scattering amplitudes, especially for tree-level amplitudes. It introduces the spinor-helicity formalism for writing compact expressions for amplitudes. It then discusses color decomposition in SU(N) gauge theory and the Yang-Mills Lagrangian. Specific techniques explored include BCFW recursion relations, an inductive proof of the Parke-Taylor formula, the 4-graviton amplitude and KLT relations, multi-leg shifts, and the MHV vertex expansion. The goal is to develop recursion techniques that vastly simplify calculations compared to traditional Feynman diagrams.
EXACT SOLUTIONS OF SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION WITH SOLVABLE POTENTIALS FOR NON PT/P...ijrap
We have obtained explicitly the exact solutions of the Schrodinger equation with Non PT/PT symmetric
Rosen Morse II, Scarf II and Coulomb potentials. Energy eigenvalues and the corresponding
unnormalized wave functions for these systems for both Non PT and PT symmetric are also obtained using
the Nikiforov-Uvarov (NU) method.
This document provides an overview of a physics lecture on units, dimensions, and vectors. The lecture introduces students to the International System of Units (SI) and the metric system of measurement. It discusses the basic SI units of length, mass, and time. The lecture also covers dimensional analysis, which uses the dimensions of physical quantities to check the validity of equations. Vector concepts such as coordinate systems and vector components are also introduced. The document aims to equip medical sciences students with the fundamental physics concepts needed to understand measurements and quantitative relationships in physics.
SOLUTIONS OF THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION WITH INVERSELY QUADRATIC HELLMANN PLUS ...ijrap
The solutions of the Schrödinger equation with inversely quadratic Hellmann plus Mie-type potential for
any angular momentum quantum number have been presented using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The
bound state energy eigenvalues and the corresponding un-normalized eigenfunctions are obtained in terms
of the Laguerre polynomials. Several cases of the potential are also considered and their eigen values obtained.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Analytical Solution Of Schrödinger Equation With Mie–Type Potential Using Fac...ijrap
we have obtained the analytical solution of Schrödinger wave equation with Mie – type potential
using factorization method. We have also obtained energy eigenvalues of our potential and the
corresponding wave function using an ansatz and then compare the result to standard Laguerre’s
differential equation. Under special cases our potential model reduces two well known potentials such as
Coulomb and the Kratzer Feus potentials.
BOUND STATE SOLUTION TO SCHRODINGER EQUATION WITH MODIFIED HYLLERAAS PLUS INV...ijrap
In this work, we obtained an approximate bound state solution to Schrodinger equation with modified
Hylleraass plus inversely quadratic potential using Supersymmetric quantum mechanics approach.
Applying perkeris approximation to the centrifugal term, we obtained the eigen-energy and the normalized
wave function using Gauss and confluent hypergeometric functions. We implement Fortran algorithm to
obtained the numerical result of the energy for the screening parameter α = 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.4 0.5 and .
The result shows that the energy increases with an increase in the quantum state. The energy spectrum
shows increase in angular quantum state spacing as the screening parameter increases.
This document summarizes research on simplifying calculations of scattering amplitudes, especially for tree-level amplitudes. It introduces the spinor-helicity formalism for writing compact expressions for amplitudes. It then discusses color decomposition in SU(N) gauge theory and the Yang-Mills Lagrangian. Specific techniques explored include BCFW recursion relations, an inductive proof of the Parke-Taylor formula, the 4-graviton amplitude and KLT relations, multi-leg shifts, and the MHV vertex expansion. The goal is to develop recursion techniques that vastly simplify calculations compared to traditional Feynman diagrams.
EXACT SOLUTIONS OF SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION WITH SOLVABLE POTENTIALS FOR NON PT/P...ijrap
We have obtained explicitly the exact solutions of the Schrodinger equation with Non PT/PT symmetric
Rosen Morse II, Scarf II and Coulomb potentials. Energy eigenvalues and the corresponding
unnormalized wave functions for these systems for both Non PT and PT symmetric are also obtained using
the Nikiforov-Uvarov (NU) method.
This document provides an overview of a physics lecture on units, dimensions, and vectors. The lecture introduces students to the International System of Units (SI) and the metric system of measurement. It discusses the basic SI units of length, mass, and time. The lecture also covers dimensional analysis, which uses the dimensions of physical quantities to check the validity of equations. Vector concepts such as coordinate systems and vector components are also introduced. The document aims to equip medical sciences students with the fundamental physics concepts needed to understand measurements and quantitative relationships in physics.
SOLUTIONS OF THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION WITH INVERSELY QUADRATIC HELLMANN PLUS ...ijrap
The solutions of the Schrödinger equation with inversely quadratic Hellmann plus Mie-type potential for
any angular momentum quantum number have been presented using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The
bound state energy eigenvalues and the corresponding un-normalized eigenfunctions are obtained in terms
of the Laguerre polynomials. Several cases of the potential are also considered and their eigen values obtained.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
Analytical Solution Of Schrödinger Equation With Mie–Type Potential Using Fac...ijrap
we have obtained the analytical solution of Schrödinger wave equation with Mie – type potential
using factorization method. We have also obtained energy eigenvalues of our potential and the
corresponding wave function using an ansatz and then compare the result to standard Laguerre’s
differential equation. Under special cases our potential model reduces two well known potentials such as
Coulomb and the Kratzer Feus potentials.
This document summarizes several papers on principal component analysis (PCA) with network/graph constraints. It discusses graph-Laplacian PCA (gLPCA) which adds a graph smoothness regularization term to standard PCA. It also covers robust graph-Laplacian PCA (RgLPCA) which uses an L2,1 norm and iterative algorithms. Further, it summarizes robust PCA on graphs which learns the product of principal directions and components while assuming smoothness on this product. Finally, it discusses manifold regularized matrix factorization (MMF) which imposes orthonormal constraints on principal directions.
First-order cosmological perturbations produced by point-like masses: all sca...Maxim Eingorn
This presentation based on the paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03835 was made at Institute of Cosmology, Tufts University, on November 12, 2015. The abstract follows:
In the framework of the concordance cosmological model the first-order scalar and vector perturbations of the homogeneous background are derived without any supplementary approximations in addition to the weak gravitational field limit. The sources of these perturbations (inhomogeneities) are presented in the discrete form of a system of separate point-like gravitating masses. The obtained expressions for the metric corrections are valid at all (sub-horizon and super-horizon) scales and converge in all points except the locations of the sources, and their average values are zero (thus, first-order backreaction effects are absent). Both the Minkowski background limit and the Newtonian cosmological approximation are reached under certain well-defined conditions. An important feature of the velocity-independent part of the scalar perturbation is revealed: up to an additive constant it represents a sum of Yukawa potentials produced by inhomogeneities with the same finite time-dependent Yukawa interaction range. The suggesting itself connection between this range and the homogeneity scale is briefly discussed along with other possible physical implications.
1) The document describes the methodology for calculating second order generalized Van Vleck perturbation theory (GVVPT2) molecular gradients and nonadiabatic coupling terms.
2) GVVPT2 can accurately determine electronic energies for systems with several low-lying, nearly degenerate electronic states and produces continuous, differentiable potential energy surfaces.
3) The methodology involves constructing an effective Hamiltonian and perturbatively expanding it and other terms to obtain the GVVPT2 effective Hamiltonian, from which molecular gradients and nonadiabatic coupling terms can be evaluated.
ALL-SCALE cosmological perturbations and SCREENING OF GRAVITY in inhomogeneou...Maxim Eingorn
M. Eingorn, First-order cosmological perturbations engendered by point-like masses, ApJ 825 (2016) 84: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/84
In the framework of the concordance cosmological model, the first-order scalar and vector perturbations of the homogeneous background are derived in the weak gravitational field limit without any supplementary approximations. The sources of these perturbations (inhomogeneities) are presented in the discrete form of a system of separate point-like gravitating masses. The expressions found for the metric corrections are valid at all (sub-horizon and super-horizon) scales and converge at all points except at the locations of the sources. The average values of these metric corrections are zero (thus, first-order backreaction effects are absent). Both the Minkowski background limit and the Newtonian cosmological approximation are reached under certain well-defined conditions. An important feature of the velocity-independent part of the scalar perturbation is revealed: up to an additive constant, this part represents a sum of Yukawa potentials produced by inhomogeneities with the same finite time-dependent Yukawa interaction range. The suggested connection between this range and the homogeneity scale is briefly discussed along with other possible physical implications.
1) The document discusses model theory and similarity conditions for physical models. It defines geometric, kinematic, and dynamic similarity between models and prototypes.
2) For dynamic similarity, the Froude and Reynolds numbers must be equal between corresponding points on the model and prototype. This requires a relationship between velocity and geometric length scales.
3) For Froude models, which are used for open channel flow, the velocity scale is the square root of the length scale. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating discharge, velocity, and force values between models and prototypes.
This document summarizes a research paper that develops a three-dimensional mathematical model of heat transfer using the stream function approach and numerical solution via finite element methods. The modeling is based on conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Differential equations for continuity, Navier-Stokes, and heat transfer are derived and expressed in terms of the stream function. The system is then converted to a variational formulation and discretized using finite elements to obtain a numerical solution.
The document discusses dimensional analysis, similitude, and model analysis. It provides background on how dimensional analysis and model testing are used to study fluid mechanics problems. Dimensional analysis uses the dimensions of physical quantities to determine which parameters influence a phenomenon. Model testing in a laboratory allows measurements to be applied to larger scale systems using similitude. Buckingham's π-theorem is introduced as a way to non-dimensionalize variables when there are more variables than fundamental dimensions. Rayleigh's and Buckingham's methods are demonstrated on an example of determining the resisting force on an aircraft.
Exact Solutions of the Klein-Gordon Equation for the Q-Deformed Morse Potenti...ijrap
This document presents an analysis of solving the Klein-Gordon equation for the q-deformed Morse potential using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the Klein-Gordon equation are obtained. It is found that the eigenfunctions can be expressed in terms of Laguerre polynomials. The energy eigenvalues and normalized eigenfunctions obtained agree with previous studies that used algebraic approaches.
Newton™s Laws; Moment of a Vector; Gravitation; Finite Rotations; Trajectory of a Projectile with Air Resistance; The Simple Pendulum; The Linear Harmonic Oscillator; The Damped Harmonic Oscillator
Beginnig with reviewing Basyain Theorem and chain rule, then explain MAP Estimation; Maximum A Posteriori Estimation.
In the framework of MAP Estimation, we can describe a lot of famous models; naive bayes, regularized redge regression, logistic regression, log-linear model, and gaussian process.
MAP estimation is powerful framework to understand the above models from baysian point of view and cast possibility to extend models to semi-supervised ones.
This document presents a five dimensional cosmological model with a perfect fluid coupled to a massless scalar field in general relativity. The field equations are solved assuming an equation of state of p=ρ and a relation between the metric potentials of R=kAn, where k and n are constants. The solutions show the scale factors and scalar field as functions of time. The model expands anisotropically with no initial singularity and decelerates similarly to standard cosmology. Physical quantities like density and pressure diverge initially but vanish at later times.
The document discusses the calculus of variations and derives Euler's equation. It explains that the fundamental problem is to find an unknown function that makes a functional (function of a function) an extremum. Euler's equation provides the necessary condition for a functional to be extremized. As an example, it derives the Euler-Lagrange equation for the shortest distance between two points in Cartesian coordinates, showing the path is a straight line.
The document presents a total Lagrangian hydrocode formulation for linear tetrahedral elements in compressible and nearly incompressible fast solid dynamics. It introduces a Petrov-Galerkin formulation that adapts computational fluid dynamics techniques for robust shock capturing to solid mechanics. Balance principles and a convex entropy extension are used to derive first-order conservation laws. Numerical tests on problems like a swinging cube demonstrate the formulation's ability to accurately model transient solid dynamics problems.
CLASSICAL AND QUASI-CLASSICAL CONSIDERATION OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN COULOMB F...ijrap
On the basis of the theory of bound charges the calculation of the motion of the charged particle at the
Coulomb field formed with the spherical source of bound charges is carried out. Such motion is possible in
the Riemanniam space-time. The comparison with the general relativity theory (GRT) and special relativity
theory (SRT) results in the Schwarzshil'd field when the particle falls on the Schwarzshil'd and Coulomb
centres is carried out. It is shown that the proton and electron can to create a stable connection with the
dimensions of the order of the classic electron radius. The perihelion shift of the electron orbit in the
proton field is calculated. This shift is five times greater than in SRT and when corrsponding substitution of
the constants it is 5/6 from GRT. By means of the quantization of adiabatic invariants in accordance with
the method closed to the Bohr and Sommerfeld one without the Dirac equation the addition to the energy
for the fine level splitting is obtained. It is shown that the Caplan's stable orbits in the hydrogen atom
coincide with the Born orbits.
1) The document discusses exact solutions of nonequilibrium steady states in many-body quantum systems using the matrix product ansatz.
2) It presents an exactly solvable model of a boundary driven XXZ spin chain, where the nonequilibrium steady state can be represented as a matrix product operator with a quadratic algebra.
3) Transport properties like the spin conductivity can be computed exactly using conservation laws that emerge from the integrability of the model.
Prof. Vishnu Jejjala (Witwatersrand) TITLE: "The Geometry of Generations"Rene Kotze
This document summarizes Vishnu Jejjala's talk "The Geometry of Generations" given at the University of the witwatersrand on 23 September 2014. It discusses using the geometry of vacuum moduli spaces of supersymmetric gauge theories to understand phenomenological aspects of the Standard Model, such as the number of generations. It provides examples of calculating the vacuum moduli space for simple supersymmetric gauge theories and outlines a process for obtaining the moduli space from the F-term and D-term equations.
1) The document provides an overview of classical mechanics, including definitions of key concepts like space, time, mass, and force. It summarizes Newton's three laws of motion and how they relate to concepts like momentum and inertia.
2) Key principles of classical mechanics are explained, such as reference frames, Newton's laws, and conservation of momentum. Vector operations and products are also defined.
3) Examples are given to illustrate fundamental principles, like Newton's third law and how it relates to conservation of momentum in systems with multiple objects. Coordinate systems are briefly introduced.
Summerp62016update3 slideshare sqrdver2foxtrot jp R
1) The document continues discussion of path integral approaches from a previous update. It derives an expression for the matrix element ⟨x'|U(T)|x⟩ representing the probability amplitude that a particle goes from an initial state x to a final state x' over time T as a multiple integral involving probabilities for different possible paths.
2) It expresses the matrix element as a product of individual matrix elements ⟨xj+1|U(tj+1,tj)|xj⟩ for small time intervals, which are then written in terms of momentum space wavefunctions.
3) The resulting expression for the matrix element involves a path integration over all possible trajectories from x to x'
The document analyzes aerobic sneaker buyers and how they spend their time, see themselves, and think others see them. It finds that aerobic sneaker buyers are more likely to try new foods first among friends, seek and give health and nutrition advice to friends, send electronic greeting cards online, and purchase 10 or more candy bars in 30 days compared to others.
Evaluation pro forma (with improvements) cloestead
The document provides an evaluation of recipe cards created by Chloe Stead for a creative media production course. The cards were designed to look like realistic school work, with busy details including images, text, ink splodges, and tape overlays. The text was formatted to fit on lined paper, with titles at the top and a branding strip at the bottom as is typical of school work. Feedback was incorporated throughout the design process to refine the theme and layout. The final products matched the brief of including branding, recipes, and nutritional information, though some recipes included imperial measurements instead of metric.
Chloe Stead presented 5 initial ideas for recipe cards. The ideas included a pizza theme where cards fit together to form a pizza, a series of curry recipes with ingredients on a chopping board, cheap student recipes illustrated with cartoons, Halloween treat cards in a spell book format, and summer superfood recipes highlighting health benefits. Feedback was provided on each idea addressing what was liked, what could be developed, and what was found interesting. In the summary, Chloe agreed her Indian theme could be more culturally informed and recipes simplified for the pizza idea. She disagreed that square cards can't be interesting. Her favorite ideas were the Halloween spell book and Indian curry ideas. A developed idea presented recipes for a vegetarian pizza theme
This document summarizes several papers on principal component analysis (PCA) with network/graph constraints. It discusses graph-Laplacian PCA (gLPCA) which adds a graph smoothness regularization term to standard PCA. It also covers robust graph-Laplacian PCA (RgLPCA) which uses an L2,1 norm and iterative algorithms. Further, it summarizes robust PCA on graphs which learns the product of principal directions and components while assuming smoothness on this product. Finally, it discusses manifold regularized matrix factorization (MMF) which imposes orthonormal constraints on principal directions.
First-order cosmological perturbations produced by point-like masses: all sca...Maxim Eingorn
This presentation based on the paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03835 was made at Institute of Cosmology, Tufts University, on November 12, 2015. The abstract follows:
In the framework of the concordance cosmological model the first-order scalar and vector perturbations of the homogeneous background are derived without any supplementary approximations in addition to the weak gravitational field limit. The sources of these perturbations (inhomogeneities) are presented in the discrete form of a system of separate point-like gravitating masses. The obtained expressions for the metric corrections are valid at all (sub-horizon and super-horizon) scales and converge in all points except the locations of the sources, and their average values are zero (thus, first-order backreaction effects are absent). Both the Minkowski background limit and the Newtonian cosmological approximation are reached under certain well-defined conditions. An important feature of the velocity-independent part of the scalar perturbation is revealed: up to an additive constant it represents a sum of Yukawa potentials produced by inhomogeneities with the same finite time-dependent Yukawa interaction range. The suggesting itself connection between this range and the homogeneity scale is briefly discussed along with other possible physical implications.
1) The document describes the methodology for calculating second order generalized Van Vleck perturbation theory (GVVPT2) molecular gradients and nonadiabatic coupling terms.
2) GVVPT2 can accurately determine electronic energies for systems with several low-lying, nearly degenerate electronic states and produces continuous, differentiable potential energy surfaces.
3) The methodology involves constructing an effective Hamiltonian and perturbatively expanding it and other terms to obtain the GVVPT2 effective Hamiltonian, from which molecular gradients and nonadiabatic coupling terms can be evaluated.
ALL-SCALE cosmological perturbations and SCREENING OF GRAVITY in inhomogeneou...Maxim Eingorn
M. Eingorn, First-order cosmological perturbations engendered by point-like masses, ApJ 825 (2016) 84: http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/84
In the framework of the concordance cosmological model, the first-order scalar and vector perturbations of the homogeneous background are derived in the weak gravitational field limit without any supplementary approximations. The sources of these perturbations (inhomogeneities) are presented in the discrete form of a system of separate point-like gravitating masses. The expressions found for the metric corrections are valid at all (sub-horizon and super-horizon) scales and converge at all points except at the locations of the sources. The average values of these metric corrections are zero (thus, first-order backreaction effects are absent). Both the Minkowski background limit and the Newtonian cosmological approximation are reached under certain well-defined conditions. An important feature of the velocity-independent part of the scalar perturbation is revealed: up to an additive constant, this part represents a sum of Yukawa potentials produced by inhomogeneities with the same finite time-dependent Yukawa interaction range. The suggested connection between this range and the homogeneity scale is briefly discussed along with other possible physical implications.
1) The document discusses model theory and similarity conditions for physical models. It defines geometric, kinematic, and dynamic similarity between models and prototypes.
2) For dynamic similarity, the Froude and Reynolds numbers must be equal between corresponding points on the model and prototype. This requires a relationship between velocity and geometric length scales.
3) For Froude models, which are used for open channel flow, the velocity scale is the square root of the length scale. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating discharge, velocity, and force values between models and prototypes.
This document summarizes a research paper that develops a three-dimensional mathematical model of heat transfer using the stream function approach and numerical solution via finite element methods. The modeling is based on conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Differential equations for continuity, Navier-Stokes, and heat transfer are derived and expressed in terms of the stream function. The system is then converted to a variational formulation and discretized using finite elements to obtain a numerical solution.
The document discusses dimensional analysis, similitude, and model analysis. It provides background on how dimensional analysis and model testing are used to study fluid mechanics problems. Dimensional analysis uses the dimensions of physical quantities to determine which parameters influence a phenomenon. Model testing in a laboratory allows measurements to be applied to larger scale systems using similitude. Buckingham's π-theorem is introduced as a way to non-dimensionalize variables when there are more variables than fundamental dimensions. Rayleigh's and Buckingham's methods are demonstrated on an example of determining the resisting force on an aircraft.
Exact Solutions of the Klein-Gordon Equation for the Q-Deformed Morse Potenti...ijrap
This document presents an analysis of solving the Klein-Gordon equation for the q-deformed Morse potential using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. The eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the Klein-Gordon equation are obtained. It is found that the eigenfunctions can be expressed in terms of Laguerre polynomials. The energy eigenvalues and normalized eigenfunctions obtained agree with previous studies that used algebraic approaches.
Newton™s Laws; Moment of a Vector; Gravitation; Finite Rotations; Trajectory of a Projectile with Air Resistance; The Simple Pendulum; The Linear Harmonic Oscillator; The Damped Harmonic Oscillator
Beginnig with reviewing Basyain Theorem and chain rule, then explain MAP Estimation; Maximum A Posteriori Estimation.
In the framework of MAP Estimation, we can describe a lot of famous models; naive bayes, regularized redge regression, logistic regression, log-linear model, and gaussian process.
MAP estimation is powerful framework to understand the above models from baysian point of view and cast possibility to extend models to semi-supervised ones.
This document presents a five dimensional cosmological model with a perfect fluid coupled to a massless scalar field in general relativity. The field equations are solved assuming an equation of state of p=ρ and a relation between the metric potentials of R=kAn, where k and n are constants. The solutions show the scale factors and scalar field as functions of time. The model expands anisotropically with no initial singularity and decelerates similarly to standard cosmology. Physical quantities like density and pressure diverge initially but vanish at later times.
The document discusses the calculus of variations and derives Euler's equation. It explains that the fundamental problem is to find an unknown function that makes a functional (function of a function) an extremum. Euler's equation provides the necessary condition for a functional to be extremized. As an example, it derives the Euler-Lagrange equation for the shortest distance between two points in Cartesian coordinates, showing the path is a straight line.
The document presents a total Lagrangian hydrocode formulation for linear tetrahedral elements in compressible and nearly incompressible fast solid dynamics. It introduces a Petrov-Galerkin formulation that adapts computational fluid dynamics techniques for robust shock capturing to solid mechanics. Balance principles and a convex entropy extension are used to derive first-order conservation laws. Numerical tests on problems like a swinging cube demonstrate the formulation's ability to accurately model transient solid dynamics problems.
CLASSICAL AND QUASI-CLASSICAL CONSIDERATION OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN COULOMB F...ijrap
On the basis of the theory of bound charges the calculation of the motion of the charged particle at the
Coulomb field formed with the spherical source of bound charges is carried out. Such motion is possible in
the Riemanniam space-time. The comparison with the general relativity theory (GRT) and special relativity
theory (SRT) results in the Schwarzshil'd field when the particle falls on the Schwarzshil'd and Coulomb
centres is carried out. It is shown that the proton and electron can to create a stable connection with the
dimensions of the order of the classic electron radius. The perihelion shift of the electron orbit in the
proton field is calculated. This shift is five times greater than in SRT and when corrsponding substitution of
the constants it is 5/6 from GRT. By means of the quantization of adiabatic invariants in accordance with
the method closed to the Bohr and Sommerfeld one without the Dirac equation the addition to the energy
for the fine level splitting is obtained. It is shown that the Caplan's stable orbits in the hydrogen atom
coincide with the Born orbits.
1) The document discusses exact solutions of nonequilibrium steady states in many-body quantum systems using the matrix product ansatz.
2) It presents an exactly solvable model of a boundary driven XXZ spin chain, where the nonequilibrium steady state can be represented as a matrix product operator with a quadratic algebra.
3) Transport properties like the spin conductivity can be computed exactly using conservation laws that emerge from the integrability of the model.
Prof. Vishnu Jejjala (Witwatersrand) TITLE: "The Geometry of Generations"Rene Kotze
This document summarizes Vishnu Jejjala's talk "The Geometry of Generations" given at the University of the witwatersrand on 23 September 2014. It discusses using the geometry of vacuum moduli spaces of supersymmetric gauge theories to understand phenomenological aspects of the Standard Model, such as the number of generations. It provides examples of calculating the vacuum moduli space for simple supersymmetric gauge theories and outlines a process for obtaining the moduli space from the F-term and D-term equations.
1) The document provides an overview of classical mechanics, including definitions of key concepts like space, time, mass, and force. It summarizes Newton's three laws of motion and how they relate to concepts like momentum and inertia.
2) Key principles of classical mechanics are explained, such as reference frames, Newton's laws, and conservation of momentum. Vector operations and products are also defined.
3) Examples are given to illustrate fundamental principles, like Newton's third law and how it relates to conservation of momentum in systems with multiple objects. Coordinate systems are briefly introduced.
Summerp62016update3 slideshare sqrdver2foxtrot jp R
1) The document continues discussion of path integral approaches from a previous update. It derives an expression for the matrix element ⟨x'|U(T)|x⟩ representing the probability amplitude that a particle goes from an initial state x to a final state x' over time T as a multiple integral involving probabilities for different possible paths.
2) It expresses the matrix element as a product of individual matrix elements ⟨xj+1|U(tj+1,tj)|xj⟩ for small time intervals, which are then written in terms of momentum space wavefunctions.
3) The resulting expression for the matrix element involves a path integration over all possible trajectories from x to x'
The document analyzes aerobic sneaker buyers and how they spend their time, see themselves, and think others see them. It finds that aerobic sneaker buyers are more likely to try new foods first among friends, seek and give health and nutrition advice to friends, send electronic greeting cards online, and purchase 10 or more candy bars in 30 days compared to others.
Evaluation pro forma (with improvements) cloestead
The document provides an evaluation of recipe cards created by Chloe Stead for a creative media production course. The cards were designed to look like realistic school work, with busy details including images, text, ink splodges, and tape overlays. The text was formatted to fit on lined paper, with titles at the top and a branding strip at the bottom as is typical of school work. Feedback was incorporated throughout the design process to refine the theme and layout. The final products matched the brief of including branding, recipes, and nutritional information, though some recipes included imperial measurements instead of metric.
Chloe Stead presented 5 initial ideas for recipe cards. The ideas included a pizza theme where cards fit together to form a pizza, a series of curry recipes with ingredients on a chopping board, cheap student recipes illustrated with cartoons, Halloween treat cards in a spell book format, and summer superfood recipes highlighting health benefits. Feedback was provided on each idea addressing what was liked, what could be developed, and what was found interesting. In the summary, Chloe agreed her Indian theme could be more culturally informed and recipes simplified for the pizza idea. She disagreed that square cards can't be interesting. Her favorite ideas were the Halloween spell book and Indian curry ideas. A developed idea presented recipes for a vegetarian pizza theme
The document discusses when post-production should be used on photographs. It argues that post-production is acceptable for art as it allows artists to achieve their desired creative effects, but should be limited for factual photography. For photojournalism and documentary photography, minor adjustments for lighting may be acceptable, but extensive post-production could mislead audiences. The document concludes that minimal post-production is appropriate for factual images, while artists should have freedom to pursue their visions, and some editing may be suitable for portraits and commercial photography.
Fashion Marketing Project: "Flash Your Style"Camilla Rizzo
The project consists in the fulfilment of a co-branding strategy between two existing brands in order to create a new product. The project was realized for the course of "Fashion Marketing: brand management and licensing" during the Master in Business Administration at the University of Padua.
The document discusses pre-production techniques for a project creating recipe cards, including defining sources of finance, creating a schedule and allowing for contingency time, determining the necessary team roles and skills, identifying equipment and location needs while considering limitations and legal requirements, and following the guidelines of regulatory bodies like the Advertising Standards Authority. The client will finance the project, requiring the team to work within their budget. Careful planning of timelines and allowing for unexpected delays will help ensure deadlines are met. The small team will take on roles like chef, photographer and designer, finding additional contributors as needed. Locations must be practical and legally accessible while meeting the needs of the project.
Vladimir Propp analyzed character types in narratives and identified 8 common types including the hero, villain, princess, donor, and dispatcher. Propp's theory describes the hero's journey and tasks. Todorov's narrative theory proposes that stories follow a three-step structure of equilibrium, disruption, and new equilibrium or a five-step structure involving recognition and repair. Strauss argued stories require two opposing sides. The analyzed story section features a hero, villain, and donor and aligns somewhat with Propp's and Todorov's theories despite its brevity.
Digital Graphics pro forma (with improvements)cloestead
The document discusses different types of digital graphics, including raster graphics, vector graphics, and various file formats.
Raster graphics are made up of pixels arranged in a grid, with a fixed resolution. They can lose quality when resized. Vector graphics use paths defined by points, lines, and curves that can be resized without losing quality.
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A Short Introduction to General Gyrokinetic Theory
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3. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC
THEORY
H. QIN
Abstract. Interesting plasmas in the laboratory and space are magnetized.
General gyrokinetic theory is about a symmetry, gyro-symmetry, in the Vlasov-
Maxwell system for magnetized plasmas. The most general gyrokinetic theory
can be geometrically formulated. First, the coordinate-free, geometric Vlasov-
Maxwell equations are developed in the 7D phase space, which is defined as
a fiber bundle over the spacetime. The Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein 1-form pull-
backed onto the 7D phase space determines particles’ worldlines in the phase
space, and realizes the momentum integrals in kinetic theory as fiber integrals.
The infinite small generator of the gyro-symmetry is then asymptotically con-
structed as the base for the gyrophase coordinate of the gyrocenter coordinate
system. This is accomplished by applying the Lie coordinate perturbation
method to the Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein 1-form, which also generates the most
relaxed condition under which the gyro-symmetry still exists. General gyroki-
netic Vlasov-Maxwell equations are then developed as the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations in the gyrocenter coordinate system, rather than a set of new equa-
tions. Since the general gyrokinetic system developed is geometrically the same
as the Vlasov-Maxwell equations, all the coordinate independent properties of
the Vlasov-Maxwell equations, such as energy conservation, momentum con-
servation, and Liouville volume conservation, are automatically carried over to
the general gyrokinetic system. The pullback transformation associated with
the coordinate transformation is shown to be an indispensable part of the
general gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell equations. Without this vital element, a
number of prominent physics features, such as the presence of the compres-
sional Alfv´en wave and a proper description of the gyrokinetic equilibrium,
cannot be readily recovered. Three examples of applications of the general
gyrokinetic theory developed in the areas of plasma equilibrium and plasma
waves are given. Interesting topics, such as gyro-center gauge and gyro-gauge,
are discussed as well.
1. Introduction
General gyrokinetic theory is about a symmetry, gyro-symmetry, in the Vlasov-
Maxwell system for magnetized plasmas. In addition to its theoretical importance
and elegance, gyro-symmetry can be employed as an effective numerical algorithm
for modern large scale computer simulations for magnetized plasmas. Histori-
cally, gyrokinetic theory has been developed in various formats in different con-
text [2,4,8–10,12,15,18,22,24,25,27,28,30–32,35–37,41,43,45–51,53,54,56,59,60].
However, gyrokinetic theory can be put into a form much more general and geo-
metric than those found in literature. Here, we will geometrically develop such a
general gyrokinetic theory, and leave the computational side of the story [5,11,13,
14,19,21,23,33,34,42,57] to Ref. [58].
1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. 82C05,70H12,53Z05.
This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract AC02-76CH03073.
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4. 2 H. QIN
2. Geometric Vlasov-Maxwell Equations
Since we are looking for the gyro-symmetry of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations,
it is necessary to first develop a geometric point of view for the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations. Because it turns out that the geometry of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations
is best manifested in the spacetime of special relativity, we will start from the
relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell equations. The phase space where the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations reside is a 7-dimensional manifold
(1) P = {(x, p) | x ∈ M, p ∈ T∗
x M, g−1
(p, p) = −m2
c2
} ,
where M is the 4-dimensional spacetime, T∗
M is the 8-dimensional cotangent bun-
dle of M, and g−1
is the inverse of the metric tensor of M defined by
(2) (g−1
)αβ
gβγ = δα
γ .
The phase space is a fiber bundle over spacetime M (see Fig. 1),
(3) π : P −→ M .
The worldlines of particles on P are determined by the Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein
x
M
q
P
π
xπ −1
( )
Figure 1. Phase space and fiber integral.
1-form constructed as follows. First, take the only two geometric objects related
to the dynamics of charged particles, the momentum 1-form p and the potential
1-form A on M, then perform the only nontrivial operation, i.e., addition with the
right units, to let particles interact with fields,
(4) ˆγ =
e
c
A + p .
ˆγ is what we call Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein 1-form on the spacetime M. In a Carte-
sian inertial coordinate system xµ
(µ = 0, 1, 2, 3),
(5) x0
= ct and A0 = −φ .
5. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 3
The Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein 1-form on the phase space P is obtained by pulling
back ˆγ,
(6) γ = π∗
ˆγ .
Particles’ dynamics is determined by Hamilton’s equation
(7) iτ dγ = 0 ,
where τ is a vector field, whose integrals are particle’s worldlines on P .
Very elegantly, the Poincar´e-Cartan-Einstein 1-form γ also gives the necessary
“volume form” needed for the fundamental “velocity integrals” in kinetic theory.
Define the Liouville 6-form ω on the 7D phase space P as
(8) ω = −
1
3!m3
dγ ∧ dγ ∧ dγ .
We take the viewpoint that the “velocity integrals” in kinetic theory are geomet-
rically fiber integrals [26] defined as follow. For x ∈ M, and q ∈ π−1
(x) ⊂ P (see
Fig. 1), consider the form
(9) ωx(q)(u1, u2, u3)[v1, v2, v3] ≡ ω(q)(u1, u2, u3, ˜v1, ˜v2, ˜v3) ,
where
ui ∈ Tq[π−1
(x)], vi ∈ TxM, Tqπ(˜vi) = vi, ˜vi ∈ TqP , (i = 1, 2, 3).
Actually, ˜vi is not unique because in general Tqπ is not injective. However, ωx(q) is
well defined because according to the submersion theorem,
(10) Ker(Tqπ) = Tq[π−1
(x)] .
Therefore, ωx(q) is a 3-form on π−1
(x), valued in 3-forms on M. The 3-form flux on
M corresponding to a distribution function f : P −→ R is the result of integration
of fωx over the fiber π−1
(x) at x,
(11) j(x) =
π−1(x)
fωx .
The fact that j(x) is the conventional 3-form flux can be verified by expressing ω in
a coordinate system composed of inertial coordinates xµ
(µ = 0, 1, 2, 3) for M and
three corresponding coordinate pi with i = 1, 2, and 3 for TxM. In this coordinate
system we have the following expressions in the phase space P ,
(12) p0 = − m2c2 + p2 ,
dγ =
e
c
Ai,jdxj
∧ dxi
+ dpi ∧ dxi
− eφ,jdxj
∧ dt − c
∂
∂pi
m2c2 + p2dpi ∧ dt ,(13)
ω = dp1 ∧ dp2 ∧ dp3 ∧ dx1
∧ dx2
∧ dx3
−
p1
mγr
dt ∧ dx2
∧ dx3
−
p2
mγr
dx1
∧ dt ∧ dx3
−
p3
mγr
dx1
∧ dx2
∧ dt ,(14)
where
(15) γr = 1 +
p2
m2c2
.
6. 4 H. QIN
The Maxwell equations are
(16) d ∗ dA = 4πe
π−1(x)
fωx ,
where ∗α is the Hodge-dual of α on spacetime M. Overall, the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations on the 7D phase space P can be geometrically written as
(17) df(v) = 0, ivdγ = 0 , and d ∗ dA = 4πe
π−1(x)
fωx .
3. Noether’s Theorem, Symmetries, Kruskal Ring, and Lie
Coordinate Perturbation
Noether’s theorem links symmetries and invariants. Here, we cast the theorem
in the form of forms. Define a symmetry vector field η (infinite small generator) of
γ to be a vector field that satisfies
(18) Lηγ = ds
for some s : P −→ R, where Lη is the Lie derivative. η generates a 1-parameter
symmetry group for γ. Using Cartan’s magic formula, we have
(19) d(γ · η) + iηdγ = ds .
For the vector field τ of a worldline,
(20) d(γ · η) · τ = ds · τ ,
which implies that γ · η − s is an invariant.
In the present study, we will only consider the non-relativistic case in an inertial
coordinate system for M with x0
= ct. In addition, we chose three corresponding
coordinate pi (i = 1, 2, 3) as the fiber coordinates for P at x with
(21) p0 = − m2c2 + p2 = −mc −
1
2
p2
mc
+ O (
p
mc
)4
.
We normalize γ by m, A by mc/e, and φ by m/e such that
γ = (A + v) · dx −
v2
2
+ φ dt ,(22)
v ≡ p/m .(23)
Here, the bold mathematical symbols A, v, and p represent the i = 1, 2, 3 compo-
nents of the 1-forms A, v, and p, dx represents dxi
(i = 1, 2, 3), and (A + v) · dx
is just a shorthand notation for i=1,2,3(Ai + vi)dxi
. The normalizations for γ, φ,
and A will be used thereafter, unless it is explicitly stated otherwise.
The symmetry for γ that we are interested is an approximate one. It is an
exact symmetry when the electromagnetic fields are constant in spacetime. To
demonstrate the basic concept, we first consider the case of constant magnetic
field without electrical field. Because of its simplicity, there are several symmetries
admitted by γ. The gyro-symmetry is the symmetry given by the infinite small
generator (vector field)
(24) η = vx
1
B
∂
∂x
+
∂
∂vy
+ vy
1
B
∂
∂y
−
∂
∂vx
.
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Applying Noether’s theorem, we can verify that the corresponding invariant is the
magnetic moment
(25) µ =
v2
x + v2
y
2B
.
The gyro-symmetry η has a rather complicated expression in the Cartesian coordi-
nates (x, y, vx, vy). A new coordinate will be constructed such that η is a coordinate
base
(26) η =
∂
∂θ
,
where θ is the gyrophase coordinate. Eq. (24) indicates that the gyro-symmetry η is
neither a rotation in the momentum space, nor a rotation in the configuration space
or its prolongated version in the phase space. Therefore, θ is not a momentum coor-
dinate or a configuration coordinate. It is a phase space coordinate that depends on
particles’ momentum as well as their spacetime positions. We will call the orbit of
η in phase space Kruskal ring, and points on which Kruskal ring mates [31], which
are illustrated in Fig. 2. Shown in Fig. 3 is direct laboratory observation of charged
particle gyro-motion in magnetic field [1]. It is the projection of the Kruskal ring
in the configuration space.
P
η=
∂∂
∂θ
Kruskal Ring
Figure 2. The orbit of the gyro-symmetry η = ∂
∂θ
is Kruskal ring.
Points on the ring are ring mates [31].
Figure 3. Direct laboratory observation of charged particle gyro-
motion in magnetic field. [1]. (Reprint permitted by AIP and Dr.
Amatucci.)
When the fields are not constant in spacetime, the gyro-symmetry η in Eq. (24)
is broken. We therefore seek an asymptotic symmetry when the spacetime in-
homogeneity is weak. Finding the most relaxed conditions of spacetime inhomo-
geneity under which an asymptotic gyro-symmetry still exists is our goal as well.
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The strategy to achieve our objectives has two steps. (i) Construct a non-fibered,
non-canonical phase space coordinate system ¯Z = ( ¯X, ¯u, ¯w, ¯θ) such that γ can be
expanded into an asymptotic series
(27) γ = ¯γ0 + ¯γ1 + ¯γ2 + ... ,
where ¯γ1 ∼ ε¯γ0, ¯γ2 ∼ ε¯γ1, and ε 1. ¯Z is the called the zeroth order gyrocenter
coordinate. In addition, ¯γ0 admits the gyro-symmetry η = ∂/∂¯θ, but ¯γ1 does not
necessarily; (ii) Introduce a coordinate perturbation transformation such that in
the new coordinates Z = (X, u, w, θ), γ1 admits the gyro-symmetry η = ∂/∂θ. In
fact, we will seek a stronger symmetry condition
∂γ/∂θ = 0 ,
which is sufficient for η = ∂/∂θ to satisfy Eq. (18). Z is the called the first order
gyrocenter coordinate. The small parameter ε measures the weakness of spacetime
inhomogeneity of the fields. The coordinate perturbation transformation procedure
indicates that the most relaxed conditions for the existence of an asymptotic gyro-
symmetry is
E ≡ Es
+ El
, B ≡ Bs
+ Bl
,(28)
El
∼
v × Bl
c
, Es
∼ ε
v × Bl
c
, Bs
∼ ε Bl
,(29)
|ρ|
∇El
El
,
1
ΩEl
∂El
∂t
∼ |ρ|
∇Bl
Bl
,
1
ΩBl
∂Bl
∂t
∼ ε ,(30)
|ρ|
∇Es
Es
,
1
ΩEs
∂Es
∂t
∼ |ρ|
∇Bs
Bs
,
1
ΩBs
∂Bs
∂t
∼ 1 ,(31)
where the fields were split into two parts. (El
, Bl
) are the large amplitude parts
with long spacetime scale length comparable to the spacetime gyroradius ρ =
(ρ, 1/Ω), and (Es
, Bs
) are the small amplitude parts with spacetime scale length
smaller than the spacetime gyroradius.
The coordinate perturbation method we adopt belongs to the class of pertur-
bation techniques generally referred as Lie perturbation method [3, 6, 7, 37]. A
coordinate transformation for the 7D phase space P can be locally represented by
a map between two subsets of the R7
space, T : z −→ Z = T(z). As illustrated in
Fig. 4, for the same point p in phase space, there could be more than one coordinate
systems (patches). The correspondence between two different coordinate systems
for the same point in phase space is the coordinate transformation. In the present
study, we assume a coordinate transformation can be represented by a single map
almost everywhere. The subset of phase space which can not be covered by the
single map has zero measure and does not contribute to the fiber integrals.
To see how γ is transformed by T, let Z = z + G1(z) and G1(z) ∼ ε,
Γ(Z) = γ(z) = γ [Z − G1(z)] = γ Z − G1(Z) + O(ε2
)
= γ(Z) − LG1(Z)γ(Z) + O(ε2
)
= γ(Z) − iG1(Z)dγ(Z) − d [γ · G1(Z)] + O(ε2
) .(32)
9. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 7
P
p z
Z
R
T
7
CoorC diinate System 1
Coordinate System 2
Figure 4. Coordinate transformation as a map in R7
.
If γ is an asymptotic series as in Eq. (27),
Γ(Z) = Γ0(Z) + Γ1(Z) + O(ε2
) ,(33)
Γ0(Z) = γ0(Z) ,(34)
Γ1(Z) = γ1(Z) − iG1(Z)dγ0(Z) − d [γ0 · G1(Z)] .(35)
Similar procedure can be straightforwardly carried out to second order. Let Z =
z + G1(z) + G2(z),
(36) Γ2(Z) = γ2(Z) − LG1(Z)γ1(Z) +
1
2
L2
G1(Z) − LG2(Z) γ0(Z) .
4. Gyrocenter Coordinates
To construct the zeroth order gyrocenter coordinate ¯Z = ( ¯X, ¯u, ¯w, ¯θ), we first
define two vector fields on M (or more rigorously sections of a vector bundle over
the spacetime M)
(37) D(y) ≡
El
(y) × Bl
(y)
[Bl(y)]
2 , b(y) ≡
Bl
(y)
Bl(y)
,
where y ∈ M. In addition, we define the following vector fields which also depend
on vx, the velocity at another spacetime position x ∈ M,
u(y, vx)b(y) ≡ [vx(y) − D(y)] · b(y) b(y) ,(38)
w(y, vx)c(y, vx) ≡ [vx(y) − D(y)] × b(y) × b(y) ,(39)
c(y, vx) · c(y, vx) = 1 ,(40)
a(y, vx) ≡ b(y) × c(y, vx) ,(41)
ρ(y, vx) ≡
b(y) × [vx(y) − D(y)]
Bl(y)
,(42)
where vx(y) is the velocity at x parallel transported to y, and all the fields can
depend on t. In the flat spacetime considered here, vx(y) = vx. The parallel trans-
ported velocity vx(y) has the following partition
(43) vx(y) ≡ D(y) + u(y, vx)b(y) + w(y, vx)c(y, vx) .
The zeroth order gyrocenter coordinate transformation
(44) g0 : z = (x, v, t) → ¯Z = ( ¯X, ¯u, ¯w, ¯θ, t)
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is defined by
x ≡ ¯X + ρ( ¯X, v) ,(45)
¯u ≡ u( ¯X, v) ,(46)
¯w ≡ w( ¯X, v) ,(47)
sin ¯θ ≡ −c( ¯X) · e1( ¯X) ,(48)
t ≡ t ,(49)
where e1( ¯X) is an arbitrary unit vector field in the perpendicular direction, and it
can depend on t as well. Consequently,
(50) v = D( ¯X) + ¯ub( ¯X) + ¯wc( ¯X) .
Substituting Eqs. (45)–(50) into Eq. (22), and expanding terms using the ordering
Eqs. (28)-(31), we have
γ = ¯γ0 + ¯γ1 + O(ε2
) ,
(51)
¯γ0 = Al
( ¯X, t) + ¯ub( ¯X, t) + D( ¯X, t) · d ¯X +
¯w2
2Bl( ¯X, t)
d¯θ
−
¯u2
+ ¯w2
+ D( ¯X, t)2
2
+ φl
( ¯X, t) dt ,(52)
¯γ1 =
¯w
Bl
∇a · ¯ub +
¯wc
2
+
1
2
ρ · ∇Bl
× ρ −
¯w
Bl
∇D · a + As
( ¯X + ρ) · d ¯X
+ −
¯w3
2Bl3
a · ∇Bl
· b +
¯w2
Bl
As
( ¯X + ρ) · c d¯θ +
1
Bl
As
( ¯X + ρ) · a d ¯w
− φs
( ¯X + ρ) + ρ ·
∂D
∂t
−
1
2
ρ · ∇El
· ρ − ¯ub +
¯wc
2
·
¯w
Bl
∂a
∂t
dt .(53)
Here, every field is evaluated at ¯Z and can depend on t, and exact terms of the
form dα for some α : P → R have been discarded because their insignificance in
Hamilton’s equation (7). Computation needed in deriving the above equations is
indeed involving. It can be easily verified that ∂¯γ0/∂¯θ = 0, but ∂¯γ1/∂¯θ = 0. As
discussed before, we now introduce a coordinate perturbation to the zeroth order
gyrocenter coordinates ¯Z,
(54) Z = g1( ¯Z) = ¯Z + G1( ¯Z) ,
such that ∂γ1/∂θ = 0 in the first order gyrocenter coordinates Z = (X, u, w, θ).
Considering the fact that an arbitrary exact term of the form dα can be added to
γ1, we have
(55) γ1(Z) = ¯γ1(Z) − iG1(Z)dγ0(Z) + dS1(Z) ,
11. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 9
which, with Gt = 0, expands into
γ1(Z) = G1X × Bl
− G1ub + ∇S1 +
w
Bl
∇a · ub +
wc
2
+
1
2
ρ · ∇Bl
× ρ
−
w
Bl
∇D · a + As
(X + ρ) · dX + G1X · b +
∂S1
∂u
du +
w
Bl
G1θ +
∂S1
∂w
+
+
1
Bl
As
(X + ρ) · a dw + −
w
Bl
G1w +
∂S1
∂θ
−
w3
2Bl3
a · ∇Bl
· b
+
w
Bl
As
(X + ρ) · c dθ + − El
· G1X + uG1u + wG1w +
∂S1
∂t
− φs
(X + ρ)
−ρ ·
∂D
∂t
+
1
2
ρ · ∇El
· ρ + ub +
wc
2
·
w
Bl
∂a
∂t
dt .
(56)
In Eq. (56), every field is evaluated at Z and can depend on t. Extensive calculations
are needed to solve for G1 and S1 from the requirement that ∂γ1/∂θ = 0. We listed
the results without giving the details of the derivation,
G1X = −
∂S1
∂u
+
w2
2Bl3
aa · ∇Bl
+
wu
Bl2
(∇a · b) × b −
w
Bl2
(∇D · a) × b
+
∇S1 + As
(X + ρ)
Bl
× b(57)
G1u =
w2
2Bl2
a · ∇Bl
· c +
wu
Bl
b · ∇a · b −
w
Bl
b · ∇D · a
− b · [∇S1 + As
(X + ρ)] ,(58)
G1w =
Bl
w
∂S1
∂θ
−
w2
2Bl2
a · ∇Bl
· b + c · As
(X + ρ) ,(59)
G1θ = −
Bl
w
∂S1
∂w
+
1
w
a · As
(X + ρ) .(60)
The determining equation for S1 is
∂S1
∂t
+
El
⊥ × b
Bl
+ ub · ∇S1 + El ∂S1
∂u
+ Bl ∂S1
∂θ
= El
⊥ ·
w2
2Bl3
aa · ∇Bl
+
wu
Bl2
(∇a · b) × b −
w
Bl2
(∇D · a) × b −
w2
u
2Bl2
∇Bl
: ca
−
wu2
Bl
b · ∇a · b +
wu
Bl
b · ∇D · a +
w3
2Bl2
a · ∇Bl
· b
+
w
Bl
a ·
∂D
∂t
+ ψs −
w2
2Bl2
∇El
: aa +
uw
Bl
a ·
∂b
∂t
.(61)
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The G1 and S1 in Eqs. (57)-(61) remove the θ-dependence in γ1, i.e.,
γ (Z) = γ0(Z) + γ1(Z) ,(62)
γ0 = Al
(X, t) + ub(X, t) + D(X, t) · dX +
w2
2Bl(X, t)
dθ
−
u2
+ w2
+ D(X, t)2
2
+ φl
(X, t) dt ,(63)
γ1(Z) = −
w2
2Bl
R · dX − H1dt ,(64)
H1 = El
⊥ ·
w2
2Bl3
∇Bl
+
w2
u
4Bl
b · ∇ × b + ψs
−
w2
4Bl2
∇ · El
− bb : ∇El
−
w2
2Bl
R0 ,(65)
R ≡ ∇c · a , R0 ≡ −
∂c
∂t
· a ,(66)
ψs
≡ φs
(X + ρ) −
El
⊥ × b
Bl
· As
(X + ρ) − wc · As
(X + ρ) ,(67)
α ≡
1
2π
2π
0
αdθ , α ≡ α − α .(68)
Even though Eqs. (57)-(68) are displayed without derivation, it may be necessary
to demonstrate the basic procedures of the derivation. For this purpose, we will
outline here the derivation of the X⊥ and w components of G1 in γ (z) . Let
γ1X (Z) = G1X × Bl
− G1ub + ∇S1 +
w
Bl
∇a · ub +
wc
2
+
1
2
ρ · ∇Bl
× ρ
−
w
Bl
∇D · a + As
(X + ρ) .(69)
We look at the following partition of γ1X (Z) · dX,
(70) γ1X (Z) · dX = b · γ1X (Z)b · dX + γ1X (Z) × b × b · dX .
For the first term in the right hand side of Eq. (70)
b · γ1X (Z) = −G1u + b · ∇S1 + b · As
(X + ρ) −
w
Bl
b · ∇D · a
+
1
2
ρ · ∇Bl
× ρ · b +
w
Bl
∇a · ub +
wc
2
· b .(71)
Choosing G1u to be the form displayed in Eq. (58), we are left with the following
expression
(72) b · γ1X (Z)b · dX = −
w2
2Bl
R · b b · dX .
Similarly, for the second term in the right hand side of Eq. (70)
γ1X (Z) × b = −G1X⊥Bl
+ b × ∇S1 − b × As
(X + ρ) +
w
Bl
b × ∇D · a
+
1
2
ρ ρ · ∇Bl
+
w
Bl
∇a · ub +
wc
2
× b .(73)
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Choosing G1X⊥ to be the perpendicular component part of the result displayed in
Eq. (57), we are left with
(74) γ1X (Z) × b × b · dX = −
w2
2Bl
R⊥ · dX .
Combining Eqs. (72) and (74), we obtain the first term on the right hand side of
Eq. (64). The rest of the derivation for Eqs. (57)-(68) can be carried out in similar
procedures.
A particle’s worldline is given by a vector field τ on phase space P which satisfies
(75) iτ dγ = 0 .
The conventional gyrocenter motion equation can be obtained through
(76)
dX
dt
=
τX
τt
,
du
dt
=
τu
τt
,
dw
dt
=
τw
τt
,
dθ
dt
=
τθ
τt
.
After some calculation, we obtain the following explicit expressions up to order ε
for gyrocenter dynamics,
dX
dt
=
B†
b · B†
(u +
µ
2
b · ∇ × b) −
b × E†
b · B†
,(77)
du
dt
=
B†
· E†
B† · b
,(78)
dθ
dt
= Bl
+ R ·
dX
dt
− R0 +
El
· ∇Bl
Bl2
+
u
2
b · ∇ × b
+
∂
∂µ
ψs
−
1
2Bl
∇ · El
− bb : ∇El
,(79)
dµ
dt
= 0 , µ ≡
w2
2Bl
,(80)
B†
≡ ∇ × Al
(X, t) + ub(X, t) + D(X, t) ,(81)
E†
≡ El
− ∇ µBl
+
D2
2
+ ψs
− u
∂b
∂t
−
∂D
∂t
.(82)
The modified fields B†
and E†
can be viewed as those generated by a modified
potential A†
= (φ†
, A†
),
φ†
(X, t) ≡ φl
(X, t) + µBl
(X, t) +
D(X, t)2
2
+ ψs
(X, t) ,(83)
A†
(X, t) ≡ Al
(X, t) + ub(X, t) + D(X, t) ,(84)
B†
= ∇ × A†
, E†
= −∇φ†
−
∂A†
∂t
.(85)
In Eq. (80), the conserved magnetic momentum µ is constructed asymptotically
when the spacetime inhomogeneities are weak. Recently, the concept of adiabatic
invariant has been extended to cases with strong spatial inhomogeneities for mag-
netic field [20,61].
5. Gyrocenter Gauge and Gyro-Gauge
An important fact is that the requirement ∂γ1/∂θ = 0 does not uniquely deter-
mine the coordinate perturbation G and the gauge function S, and therefore the
first order gyrocenter coordinates. There are freedoms in defining the zeroth order
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gyrocenter coordinates as well. For example, in Ref. [38], the following definition
of the zeroth order gyrocenter coordinates are used
x ≡ ¯X + ρ( ¯X, v) ,(86)
¯u ≡ u(x, v) ,(87)
¯w ≡ w(x, v) ,(88)
sin ¯θ ≡ −c(x) · e1(x) ,(89)
t ≡ t .(90)
This choice results in more terms in the expression for ¯γ1. We will call the freedoms
in selecting the gyrocenter coordinates gyro-center gauges. In Eq. (66), R and
R0 are θ-independent, even though a and c are θ-dependent. Let R = (R0, R),
X = (t, X), and ∇ = (−∂/∂t, ∇). The γ in Eq. (62) is invariant under the following
group of transformation
R −→ R + ∇δ(X) ,(91)
θ −→ θ + δ(X) .(92)
Apparently, this is a gauge group associated how the gyrophase θ is measured or
how Kruskal ring mates are labeled. Naturally, an appropriate name for this gauge
would be gyro-gauge. The R components of gyro-gauge group were first rigorously
derived in Ref. [39]. Without R, γ will not be invariant under the gyro-gauge group
transformation.
6. Pullback Transformation
Even though the γ in Eq. (62) is gyro-gauge invariant, it does not need to be.
Different gyro-center gauges can be chosen such that γ is not gyro-gauge invariant.
The gyrocenter coordinate system constructed is just a useful coordinate system
for physics, but not the physics itself. It can depend on the gauges (freedoms) we
choose, as long as it is useful. Gyrocenter coordinate system and the gyrokinetic
equation are not the total of physics under investigation. What is gauge invariant
is the system of gyrokinetic equation and the gyrokinetic Maxwell equations. The
key element which makes this gyrokinetic system gauge invariant is the pullback
transformation associated with the gyrocenter coordinate system. Without this
vital element, a number of prominent physics features, such as the presence of the
compressional Alfv´en wave and a proper description of the gyrokinetic equilibrium,
cannot be readily recovered.
Kinetic theory deals with particle distribution function f, which is a function
defined on the phase space P , f : P → R. As discussed in Sec. 2, the familiar den-
sity and momentum velocity integrals needed for Maxwell’s equations are the fiber
integrals j(x) = π−1(x)
fωx at x, which returns a 3-form flux. A coordinate system
(x, v) for P is fibered if x are the coordinates for the base, i.e., the spacetime M. In
gyrokinetic theory, however, the useful gyrocenter coordinate system is non-fibered
because X are not coordinates for spacetime. The gyrocenter transformation g :
z −→ Z is a non-fibered coordinate transformation. No matter which coordinate
system is used, non-fibered or fibered, the moment integrals are still defined on
the fiber π−1
(x) at each x, and j(x) should be invariant under general non-fibered
coordinate transformations. For the new non-fibered coordinate system Z to be
useful, it is necessary to know the construction of j(x) in it. To be specific, the
15. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 13
current scenario is that the distribution function f is known in the transformed
non-fibered coordinate system Z as F (Z). Given F (Z), we need to pull back the
distribution function F (Z) into f(z),
j(x) =
π−1(x)
g∗
[F (Z)] ωx ,(93)
g∗
[F (Z)] = F (g(z)) = f(z) .(94)
Considering the asymptotic nature of the construction of the gyrocenter transfor-
mation g,
(95) g = g1g0 , g0 : z −→ ¯Z , g1 : ¯Z −→ Z ,
we write
f(z) = g∗
F (Z) = g∗
0 g∗
1 F (Z) = g∗
0F g1( ¯Z)
= g∗
0 F ( ¯Z) + G · ∇F ( ¯Z) + O(ε2
)
= F [g0(z)] + G [g0(z)] · ∇F [g0(z)] + O(ε2
) .(96)
7. General Gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell Equations
After constructing the gyrocenter coordinates and the corresponding pullback
transformation, we are ready to cast the coordinate independent (geometric) Vlasov-
Maxwell equations (17) in the gyrocenter coordinates to obtain the general gyroki-
netic Vlasov-Maxwell equations. The gyrokinetic Vlasov equation is simply the
Vlasov equation df(τ) = 0 in the gyrocenter coordinates Z, which is explicitly
(97)
dZj
dt
∂F
∂Zj
= 0 , (0 ≤ j ≤ 6) .
Because
(98)
∂
∂θ
dZ
dt
= 0 ,
the gyrokinetic equation can be easily split into two parts
F = F + F ,(99)
∂ F
∂t
+
dX
dt
· ∇X F +
du
dt
∂ F
∂u
= 0 ,(100)
∂F
∂t
+
dX
dt
· ∇X F +
du
dt
∂F
∂u
+
dθ
dt
∂F
∂θ
= 0 ,(101)
where dX/dt, du/dt, and dθ/dt are given by Eqs. (77)-(79). It is necessary to
complete the kinetic equations for F with Maxwell’s equation. With the pullback
transformation (96), the gyrokinetic Maxwell’s equation can be written as
(102) d ∗ dA = 4π
π−1(x)
[(F ◦ g0) + (G ◦ g0) · ∇ (F ◦ g0)] ωx .
We emphasize that Eq. (102) is not a new equation which contains different physics
than the original Maxwell’s equation with moment integral. The more appropriate
name for this equation should be “Maxwell’s equation with moment integral (fiber
integral) in the gyrocenter coordinates”.
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The gyrophase dependent F can be decoupled from the system. Letting F = 0,
Eqs. (100) and (102) form a close system for F and A. We note that F = 0
does not imply that f = 0. f becomes gyrophase dependent through the pullback
transformation (96) and G. Indeed, f and G contain significant amount of important
physics, which will be demonstrated in the next two sections.
The spirit of the general gyrokinetic theory is to decouple the gyro-phase dy-
namics from the rest of particle dynamics by finding the gyro-symmetry, which
is fundamentally different from the conventional gyrokinetic concept of “averaging
out” the “fast gyro-motion”. This objective is accomplished by asymptotically con-
structing a good coordinate system, which is of course a nontrivial task [16,17,40]
(see Fig. 5). Indeed, it is almost impossible without the Lie coordinate perturba-
tion method enabled by the geometric nature of the phase space dynamics. We
developed the gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell equations not as a new set of equations,
but rather as the Vlasov-Maxwell equations in the gyrocenter coordinates. Since
the general gyrokinetic system developed is geometrically the same as the Vlasov-
Maxwell equations, all the coordinate independent properties of the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations, such as energy conservation, momentum conservation and Liouville vol-
ume conservation, are automatically carried over to the general gyrokinetic system.
Figure 5. Quest of useful coordinates [40]. (Peanuts by Charles
Schulz. Reprint permitted by UFS, Inc.)
8. Application: Spitzer Paradox
Now, we turn to the applications of the gyrokinetic theory developed. The first
application is related to how to describe plasma equilibrium using the gyrokinetic
theory. Spitzer first noticed the obvious differences between the currents described
by the fluid equations and the guiding center motion [53,54]. There are two aspects
of these obvious differences in an equilibrium plasma without flow and electric field.
First, the perpendicular current given by the fluid model is the diamagnetic current
b × ∇p/B, which is not in the guiding center drift motion. On the other hand, the
17. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 15
curvature drift and the gradient drift for the guiding center motion are not found
in the fluid results. This puzzle, first posed and discussed by Spitzer, is what we
call the Spitzer paradox. To resolve it, we must explain, qualitatively as well as
quantitatively, how the diamagnetic current is microscopically generated, and what
happens to the macroscopic counterparts of the curvature drift and the gradient
drift. Here, we will only discuss the first part of the puzzle — how the diamagnetic
current is generated microscopically. A detailed study of the puzzle and other
relevant topics can be found in Ref. [50].
Spitzer gave the well-known physical picture, which is illustrated in Fig. 6. The
basic setup is an equilibrium plasma with a constant magnetic field and a pressure
(density) gradient in the perpendicular direction. From the fluid equation b ×
B = ∇p, we know that the perpendicular current is b × ∇p/B. However, if we
look at the microscopic picture, for each gyrocenter, the drift motion does not
produce any gyrocenter current or flow because the magnetic field is constant in
spacetime. Spitzer pointed out that there are more particles on the left than on the
right; thus macroscopically gyromotion generates current and flow at each spatial
location. The key to resolve the paradox is the realization that the flow of particles
Plasma
Ions
Plasma Physicists
j B
x
y
n∇
?
?
Figure 6. Spitzer Paradox. In memory of Lyman Spitzer Jr.
(1914-1997) [52].
is fundamentally different from that of gyrocenters. The difference is rigorously
described by the pullback transformation discussed in Sec. 6. Because B is constant,
G1 = 0. Using Eqs. (93) and (96), the dx ∧ dt ∧ dz component of j is
jy = vyg∗
0 F ( ¯Z) dv3
= vyF (x + ρ, v)dv3
= vy F (x) + ρ · ∇F (x) + O(ε2
) dv3
= v2
y
∂F
∂x
1
B
dv3
= b ×
∇p
B y
.(103)
The physics captured in Eq. (103) is clear. Even though the gyrocenter flow is
zero, particle flow can be generated by the pullback transformation g∗
0 associated
with the zeroth order gyrocenter transformation g0. The Spitzer paradox highlights
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the “seeming conflict” between the theory of gyromotion and the fluid equations,
two most fundamental concepts in plasma physics, and emphasizes the important
physics content in the pullback transformation.
9. Application: Bernstein Wave and Compressional Alfv´en Wave
As examples of applications of the gyrokinetic theory developed to plasma waves,
we derive the dispersion relations for the Bernstein wave and the compressional
Alfv´en wave in this section. A detailed derivation of the complete dispersion relation
for plasma waves with arbitrary wavelength and frequency using the gyrokinetic
theory can be found in Ref. [46].
For the Bernstein wave, we consider an electrostatic wave propagating perpen-
dicularly in a homogeneous magnetized plasma. Let Bl
= Bez = Ωez, El
= 0,
As
= 0, k = kex, and
(104) φs
∼ φ exp (ikx − iωt) .
Linearizing the gyrokinetic equation for F = F0 + F1, we have
(105)
dF1
dt
=
∂F1
∂t
+ ub · ∇F = −b · ∇ φ
∂F0
∂u
.
Assuming the equilibrium distribution function F0 to be Maxwellian
(106) F0 =
n0
(2πT/m)3/2
exp
−v2
2T/m
,
the solution for the linear gyrokinetic equation is degenerate because k ≡ b·k = 0,
(107) F1 = −
1
T/m
F0
−k u
ω − k u
φ = 0 .
The only physics content is found in the pull-back of the perturbed density, which
requires expressing the gauge function S1 in terms of the perturbed fields. The
equation for S1 is
(108) Ω
∂S1
∂θ
+
∂S1
∂t
= φ(X + ρ) = [ e ρ·∇
− J0(
ρ · ∇
i
)]φ(X) .
Using the identity
(109) exp(λ cos θ) =
∞
n=−∞
In(λ) exp(inθ) ,
we can easily solve Eq. (108) for S1,
(110) S1 =
1
Ωi¯ω
J0φ +
1
Ω
∞
n=−∞
In(iρk)
i(n − ¯ω)
e inθ
φ .
19. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 17
where ¯ω = ω/Ω. Since F1 = 0, the density response (i.e., the dx∧dt∧dz component
of the 3-form flux in spacetime) comes only from S1 in the pull-back transformation.
n1 = g∗
0 F1( ¯Z) + G1 · ∇F0( ¯Z) + O(ε2
) dv3
(111)
= e −ρ·∇
G1 · ∇F0(z)dv3
+ O(ε2
)
= e −ρ·∇ Ω
w
∂S1
∂θ
∂F0
∂w
dv3
+ O(ε2
)
= −e ρ·∇ F0
T/m
∞
n=−∞
nIn(iρk)
(n − ¯ω)
e inθ
φ(x) d3
v + O(ε2
) .
Using the facts that
(112)
2π
0
e i(m + n)ξ dξ = δm,−n2π ,
we have
(113)
n1 =
2π
(2πT)3/2
−n0φ
T/m
exp(−
v2
+ v2
⊥
2T/m
)
∞
n=−∞
nI−n(−iρk)In(iρk)
(n − ¯ω)
v⊥dv dv⊥ .
Carrying out the algebra with the help of some identities related to the Bessel
functions, we obtain
(114) n1 = n0
φ
T/m
∞
n=1
2n2
(
ω
Ω
)2 − n2
exp(−
k2
T
Ω2m
)In(
k2
T
Ω2m
) .
Finally, the Poisson equation (in unnormalized units)
(115) −∇2
φ =
spec
4πen1
gives the dispersion relation of the Bernstein wave
(116) 1 =
spec
4πn0e2
Tk2
∞
n=1
2n2
(
ω
Ω
)2 − n2
exp(−
k2
T
Ω2m
)In(
k2
T
Ω2m
) .
For low frequency and long wavelength modes, the leading order n1 in Eq. (114) is
n1 = −n0
k2
φ
Ω2
.
Historically, this term has been referred as “the polarization drift term in the Pois-
son equation”. It has played an important role in the development of gyrokinetic
particle simulation methods [5,11,13,14,19,21,23,33,34,42,57]. However, its deriva-
tion were almost always heuristic. Using the general gyrokinetic theory developed
here, this term is rigorously recovered as a special case of the general pullback
transformation. In an inhomogeneous equilibrium, it is generalized into [47]
(117) n1 = ∇ ·
n0
Ω2
∇φ .
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Let’s rewrite the Poisson equation for the current case as,
∇ · (εE⊥) = 0 ,(118)
ε = 1 +
spec
4πn0e2
Ω2m
.(119)
Here ε can be viewed as the dielectric constant of the plasma in the perpendicular
direction. This point of view can be justified by the following alternative derivation
of Eq. (119). Because
(120) x = X + ρ + G1X ,
if we treat gyrocenters X as individual particles, then there is a charge separation
due to the G1X displacement (see Fig. 7). The induced electric polarization p
(dipole moment) for each gyrocenter is [29]
p =
e
2π
G1X dθ ,(121)
G1X =
1
B
× ∇S1 .(122)
Calculation shows
(123) p =
−e
Ω2
∇⊥φ .
Therefore, the electric susceptibility for each species is
(124) χ =
n0e2
Ω2m
,
which is consistent with Eq. (119).
+
+
+
+
+
-
- -
E X
x
1XG
ρ
≈
Figure 7. The G1X displacement induces an electric polarization
p (dipole moment) for each gyrocenter X.
It is important to emphasize that the second term in Eq. (119), or the dielectric
constant due to the polarization drift, does not imply that there is a new “gyroki-
netic vacuum” for the so-called “gyrokinetic plasma”. In fact, it was a well-known
classical result long before the gyrokinetic theory was developed. We take the view-
point that there is no such thing called “gyrokinetic plasma” that contains different
physics (such as “gyrokinetic vacuum” or “gyrokinetic response” [30]) that are not
described by the Vlasov-Maxwell equations in the regular laboratory phase space
coordinates. However, there are gyrocenter coordinates where the Vlasov-Maxwell
equations have different forms more suitable for theoretical analysis and numerical
simulations. The challenge of the general gyrokinetic theory is to construct such a
21. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GYROKINETIC THEORY 19
useful coordinate system and associated pull-back transformation without losing or
adding any physics content to the Vlasov-Maxwell equations. Indeed, the dielectric
constant in Eq. (119) is just a limiting case of the most general classical dielectric
constant tensor for magnetized plasmas [55], which has been recovered exactly from
the general gyrokinetic theory with the most general pullback transformation [46].
To derive the dispersion relation for the compressional Alfv´en wave, we consider
an electromagnetic wave propagating perpendicularly with Bl
= Bez = Ωez, El
=
0, φs
= 0, k = key, and
(125) As
= Ax exp (iky − iωt) ex .
As in the case of the Bernstein wave, F1 = 0 since k = 0. Ignoring the finite
gyro-radius effect, the equation for S1 is
(126) Ω
∂S1
∂θ
+
∂S1
∂t
= w sin θAx .
The solution for S1 is
(127) S1 =
w
Ω
Ax
cos(θ) + i¯ω sin(θ)
(¯ω + 1)(¯ω − 1)
.
The perpendicular components of j are
j⊥ = −
∂F0
∂w
G1w (vxdt ∧ dy ∧ dz + vydx ∧ dt ∧ dz)
= n0Ax
−¯ω2
−¯ω2 + 1
dt ∧ dy ∧ dz +
i¯ω
(¯ω + 1)(¯ω − 1)
dx ∧ dt ∧ dz .(128)
The dt ∧ dy ∧ dz component is the polarization drift flow, and the dx ∧ dt ∧ dz is
the E × B flow. When ¯ω 1, the E × B flow from different species cancels out in
neutral plasma, and
(129) j⊥ = −
spec
en0
B2
ω2
Axdt ∧ dy ∧ dz .
Invoking the Maxwell’s equation d ∗ dA = 4πj, we obtain the dispersion relation for
the compressional Alfv´en wave
(130) ω2
= k2
v2
A ,
where v2
A ≡ B2
/4πn0 is the Alfv´en velocity in unnormalized units.
10. Further Development
Physics is geometry. The geometric point of view for the gyrokinetic theory
has been proven to be efficient and productive. The geometry of the gyrokinetic
theory is rich. Many interesting topics, such as gyrocenter dynamics as a Hamil-
tonian system in a cotangent bundle [44], gyrocenter dynamics as an anholonomy
of a connection [44], collision operator for the gyrokinetic system, and gyrokinetic
concept for magnetized plasmas with strong spacetime inhomogeneities [20,61] are
currently being investigated.
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Acknowledgment
I sincerely thank Prof. William M. Tang and Prof. Ronald C. Davidson for their
continuous support. In the last ten years, I have learned a lot on this subject from
my teachers and colleagues, for which I am grateful. Especially, I would like to
thank J. R. Cary, P. J. Channell, L. Chen, Y. Chen, B. I. Cohen, R. H. Cohen,
R. C. Davidson, A. M. Dimits, W. D. Dorland, N. J. Fisch, A. Friedman, G. W.
Hammet, T. S. Hahm, J. A. Krommes, M. Kruskal, R. M. Kulsrud, G-L. Kuang,
W. W. Lee, J-G. Li, Z. Lin, W. M. Nevins, G. Rewoldt, E. Sonnendrucker, H.
Sugama, W. M. Tang, X. Tang, Y-X. Wan, T-S. F. Wang, S. J. Wang, and X. Xu
for inspirations and fruitful discussions. Finally, I thank Prof. Thierry Passot, Prof.
Pierre-Louis Sulem, and Prof. Catherine Sulem for the invitation to give lectures
on this subject at the Fields Institute.
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