2010/08/23 by Alain J. Brizard, Brizard, Alain J.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #physics.plasm-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1008.3888
10 pages
arxiv created 2010/08/23 · openalex publication_date 2010/08/23 · arxiv updated 2010/08/24 · openalex created_date 2022/10/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Higher-order guiding-center polarization and magnetization effects are introduced in gyrokinetic theory by keeping first-order terms in background magnetic-field nonuniformity. These results confirm the consistency of the two-step perturbation analysis used in modern gyrokinetic theory.