http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.00504
The non perturbative guiding center transformation [Di Troia C., Phys. Plasmas 22, 042103 (2015)] is extended to the relativistic regime. The single particle dynamic is described in the Minkowski flat space-time. The main solutions are obtained in covariant form: the gyrating particle solutions and the guiding particle solution, both in gyro-kinetic as in MHD orderings. It is shown the relevance of the ideal Ohm’s law in the context of the guiding center transformation. Moreover, it is also considered the presence of a gravitational field. The way to introduce the gravitational field is original and based on the Einstein conjecture on the feasibility to extend the general relativity theory to include electromagnetism. In gyro-kinetic theory, some interesting novelties appear in a natural way, such as the exactness of the conservation of magnetic moment, or the fact that the gyro-phase is treated as the non observable fifth dimension of the Kaluza-Klein model.
C. Troia
Tue, 4 Oct 16
64/81
Comments: submitted to ppcf special issue as contribution to the Varenna-Lausanne conference on Theory of Fusion Plasmas