Abstract
The gyrokinetic description of particle dynamics faces a basic difficulty when a special type of canonical variables is sought, i.e., the so-called gyrokinetic canonical variables. These are defined in such a way that two of them are respectively identified with the gyrophase-angle, describing the fast particle gyration motion around magnetic field lines, and its canonically conjugate momentum. In this paper we intend to discuss the conditions of existence for these variables.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 176-181 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 1084 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 26th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, RGD26 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: Jul 20 2008 → Jul 25 2008 |
Keywords
- Gyrokinetic theory
- Plasma kinetics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy