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An energy and momentum conserving collisional bracket for the guiding-centre Vlasov–Maxwell–Landau model

Part of: Hamiltonian Methods in Plasma Physics Focus on Fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2021

Riccardo N. Iorio Open the ORCID record for Riccardo N. Iorio [Opens in a new window]  and
Eero Hirvijoki Open the ORCID record for Eero Hirvijoki [Opens in a new window]
Riccardo N. Iorio*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
Eero Hirvijoki
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 11100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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†Email address for correspondence: riccardo.iorio@aalto.fi
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Abstract

This paper proposes a metric bracket for representing Coulomb collisions in the so-called guiding-centre Vlasov–Maxwell–Landau model. The bracket is manufactured to preserve the same energy and momentum functionals as does the Vlasov–Maxwell part and to simultaneously satisfy a revised version of the H-theorem, where the equilibrium distributions with respect to collisional dynamics are identified as Maxwellians. This is achieved by exploiting the special projective nature of the Landau collision operator and the simple form of the system's momentum functional. A discussion regarding a possible extension of the results to electromagnetic drift-kinetic and gyrokinetic systems is included. We anticipate that energy conservation and entropy dissipation can always be manufactured whereas guaranteeing momentum conservation is a delicate matter yet to be resolved.

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plasma dynamicsfusion plasma
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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , August 2021 , 835870401
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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