Reply to the Comments by G. E. Vekstein, D. D. Ryutov and R. Z. Sagdeev

I cannot agree with the reasoning of Vekstein, Ryutov & Sagdeev (1982) (VRS), the more so as I see no basic contradiction between their results and mine.

The basic equations of the quasi-linear theory are the kinetic equations determining the time evolution of the distribution functions of the electrons and ions, ∂_tf_e,_i and of the spectral densities ∂_tψ_σ(κ) (plus the definition of the diffusion coefficient and the dispersion relations). It is agreed that these equations must be satisfied in any event. The marginal stability is an added approximation (as VRS, of course, admit), and can only be accepted if it is compatible with the basic equations.