The characteristic scale lengths of various space plasma phenomena range from the electron inertial length to the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) scale length.
The MHD plasma model in the space physics is like the geostrophic-wind approximation in the atmospheric physics.
Both of them have the limitation in their applications.
One of the important goals of this book is to show the students how scientists obtain the governing equations of a given plasma model and what assumptions have been made to obtain the set of governing equations shown in the literatures.
We believe that, unless the students know how to derive the governing equations and how to obtain the wave mode from a simplified linear dispersion relation, it will be difficult for the students to fully understand the limitations of a given plasma model and to apply the right model for the observed phenomena.
The basic equations of the kinetic plasma, the ion-electron two-fluid plasma, and the one-fluid plasma are derived at the beginning of this book. They are followed by the examinations of linear-wave dispersion relations in the ion-electron two-fluid plasma and in the one-fluid MHD plasma. The linear-wave dispersion relations in the kinetic plasma are presented at the end of this book. Because understanding the particle trajectories in the phase space are essential to the study of the wave-particle interactions in the kinetic plasma, the multiple-time-scale particle motions are examined before studying the linear-wave dispersion relations in the kinetic plasma.
This book is written for a two-semester graduate course. It contains only the fundamental subjects in the plasma physics. Thus, an instructor can easily cover the entire book in two semesters. The basic equations derive in Chapters 2 and 3 are particularly useful in analyzing the space plasma data and in designing simulation codes for different plasma models. This book is of interest to students and researches in space physics, astrophysics, and laboratory plasma physics.
Front cover shows magnetosheath observations along the Sun-Earth line. These results indicate that or Eq. (3.62) is a more general adiabatic condition than the CGL double adiabatic equation of states. (Courtesy of Professor J. K. Chao)
Associate professor, Institute of Space Science ﹠Department of Atmospheric Science National Central University.
Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, 1991.
Physics, Plasma Physics, Numerical Simulation
目錄
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Definition of Plasma
1.2. The SI Units and The Gaussian Units
1.3. Temperature in Units of oK and eV
1.4. Boltzmann Relation
1.5. Debye Shielding and Debye Length
1.6. Plasma Parameter
1.7. Plasma Frequency
1.8. Gyro Frequency and Gyro Radius (or Larmor Radius)
1.9. Collisions
Chapter 2 Deriving the Vlasov Equation From the Klimontovich Equation
2.1. Klimontovich Equation
2.2. Vlasov Equation
Chapter 3 Deriving the Fluid Equations From the Vlasov Equation
3.1. The Vlasov-Maxwell System
3.2. The Fluid Variables
3.3. The Fluid Equations
Chapter 4 Deriving the Vlasov Equation From the Liouville Equation
4.1. Liouville Equation
4.2. BBGKY Hierarchy
Chapter 5 Linear Waves in the Electron-Ion Two-Fluid Plasma
5.1. How to Linearize the Nonlinear Plasma Equations
5.2. Linear Plane Waves in Uniform Two-Fluid Plasma
5.3. Dispersion Relations of High-Frequency Waves in a Uniform Two-Fluid Plasma
5.4. Dispersion Relations of Cross-Ion-Electron-Time-Scale Linear Wave Modes in Uniform Two-Fluid Plasma
Chapter 6 Linear Waves in the MHD Plasma
6.1. Linearized Wave Equations in a Uniform Isotropic MHD Plasma
6.2. Linear Wave Modes in the MHD Plasma
Chapter 7 Particle Motions With Multiple Time Scales
7.1. Periodic Motions and Drift Motions of a Charged Particle
7.2. Fluid Drift 103
7.3. Drift Motion in Time-Dependent Fields 106
Chapter 8 Equilibrium Solutions of the Vlasov Equation
8.1. Characteristic Curves of a Partial Differential Equation
8.2. Equilibrium Solutions of Time-Independent Vlasov-Maxwell Equations
Chapter 9 Electrostatic Linear Waves in the Vlasov Plasma
9.1. Landau Contour
9.2. Linear Dispersion Relations of Electrostatic Waves
9.3. Landau Damping
9.4. Nyquist Method
Chapter 10 Two-Stream Instability
Chapter 11 Linear Waves in the Vlasov Plasma
11.1. Linear Waves in Field-Free Plasma (E00, B00)
11.2. Linear Waves in Magnetized Plasma With Uniform Background B0
Appendix A Static Electric Field and Magnetic Field
A.1. General Solutions
A.2. Solutions of Special Cases
Appendix B Ohm’s Law in One-Fluid Plasma
Appendix C Frozen-in Flux
C.1. Proof of Frozen-in Flux (Method 1)
C.2. Proof of Frozen-in Flux (Method 2)
C.3. Conservation of Circulation vs. Frozen-in Flux in MHD Plasma
C.4 Equipotential Surface in MHD Plasma
Appendix D Curvature Drift
Appendix E Gradient B Drift
Appendix F Deriving the Relativistic Vlasov Equation From the Relativistic Klimontovich Equation
F.1. Relativistic Klimontovich Equation
F.2. Relativistic Vlasov Equation
Appendix G Functions of Complex Variable
G.1. Analytic Function & Residue Theorem
G.2. Branch Point and Riemann Surface
Appendix H Special Functions for Studying Linear Waves in Kinetic Plasmas
H.1. Bessel Function
H.2. Error Function
H.3. Plasma Dispersion Function
Index