CANONICAL COORDINATES FOR GUIDING CENTER PARTICLES

被引:44
作者
MEISS, JD [1 ]
HAZELTINE, RD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,INST FUS STUDIES,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1990年 / 2卷 / 11期
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10.1063/1.859380
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Canonical coordinates are obtained for the guiding center Hamiltonian up to a quadrature. The configuration variables are two angles, and the canonical momenta are angular momenta. These coordinates are valid for arbitrary magnetic fields including nonaxisymmetric ones whose field lines may be chaotic. Examples of application of canonical coordinates to tokamak geometry are given. © 1990 American Institute of Physics.
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