The ponderomotive force of a high-frequency electromagnetic field in a cold magnetized plasma
Abstract
An expression is derived for the ponderomotive force acting in a cold collisionless magnetized plasma in a high-frequency electromagnetic field. Some related topics, such as the magnetic moment and solenoidal currents induced by the HF field are considered. A microscopic approach is used. The results are in complete agreement with the general expression for the ponderomotive force in a liquid medium with frequency dispersion obtained earlier by Washimi & Karpman by means of phenomenological considerations.
- Publication:
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Journal of Plasma Physics
- Pub Date:
- April 1982
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1982JPlPh..27..215K
- Keywords:
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- Cold Plasmas;
- Collisionless Plasmas;
- High Frequencies;
- Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction;
- Ponderomotive Forces;
- Electrostatic Waves;
- Hydrodynamic Equations;
- Plasma Density;
- Plasma Oscillations;
- Plasma Physics