Chaotic magnetic fields in Vlasov-Maxwell equilibria.
Stationary solutions of Vlasov-Maxwell equations are obtained by exploiting the invariants of single particle motion leading to linear or nonlinear functional relations between current and vector potential. For a specific combination of invariants, it is shown that Vlasov-Maxwell equilibria have an associated Hamiltonian that exhibits chaos.
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF Bidhannagar, Calcutta 700 064, India.
Abhijit
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Ghosh
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF Bidhannagar, Calcutta 700 064, India.
M S
MS
Janaki
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF Bidhannagar, Calcutta 700 064, India.
Brahmananda
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Dasgupta
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, I/AF Bidhannagar, Calcutta 700 064, India.
Alak
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Bandyopadhyay