Bernstein modes in a weakly relativistic electron-positron plasma

Keston, D.A., Laing, E.W. and Diver, D.A. (2003) Bernstein modes in a weakly relativistic electron-positron plasma. Physical Review E, 67, art 036403. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.67.036403)

Abstract

The kinetic theory of weakly relativistic electron-positron plasmas, producing dispersion relations for the electrostatic Bernstein modes was addressed. The treatment presented preserves the full momentum dependence of the cyclotron frequency, albeit with a relaxation on the true relativistic form of the distribution function. The implications of this new treatment were confined largely to astrophysical plasmas, where relativistic electronpositron plasmas occur naturally.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Laing, Professor Ernest and Diver, Professor Declan
• Authors: Keston, D.A., Laing, E.W., and Diver, D.A.
• Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Physical Review E
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• ISSN: 1063-651X
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2003 American Physial Society
• First Published: First published in Physical Review E 67(art 036403)
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.