A Nonlinear Gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell System for High-frequency Simulation in Toroidal Geometry

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Abstract

A nonlinear gyrokinetic Vlasov equation is derived through the Lie-perturbation method to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems in extanded phase space. The gyrokinetic Maxwell equations are derived in terms of the moments of gyrocenter phase-space distribution through the push-forward and pull-back representations, where the polarization and magnetization effects of gyrocenter are retained. The goal of this work is to construct a global nonlinear gyrokinetic vlasov-maxwell system for high-frequency simulation in toroidal geometry relevent for ion cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF) waves heating and lower hybrid wave current driven (LHCD).

Authors

  • Pengfei Liu

    Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China

  • Wenlu Zhang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, China, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academic of Science, Beijing 100190, China, Center for Plasma Theory and Computation, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science,Beijing 100190, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

  • Jingbo Lin

    Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China

  • Ding Li

    Center for Plasma Theory and Computation, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Chao Dong

    Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, China, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science,Beijing 100190, China, Center for Plasma Theory and Computation, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences