Formation and dynamics of coherent structures involving phase-space vortices in plasmas

B Eliasson, PK Shukla - Physics reports, 2006 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive review of recent theoretical and numerical studies of the
formation and dynamics of electron and ion holes in a collisionless plasma. The electron …

Cnoidal electron hole propagation: Trap**, the forgotten nonlinearity in plasma and fluid dynamics

H Schamel - Physics of Plasmas, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Phase space holes, well-known for a couple of decades, are long living electrostatic
structures in driven, collisionless plasmas far away from thermodynamic equilibrium …

Nonlinear model for coherent electric field structures in the magnetosphere

D Jovanović, PK Shukla - Physical Review Letters, 2000 - APS
A new pseudo-three-dimensional electron hole in a magnetized plasma is possible when
the low-frequency ion dynamics is taken into account. The newly found nonlinear Bernstein …

Nonlinear model for electron phase‐space holes in magnetized space plasmas

D Jovanović, PK Shukla, L Stenflo… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We formulate a drift‐kinetic theory of electron phase‐space vortices in magnetized space
plasmas. It provides the theoretical explanation for the spatial and temporal scales of the …

Ion phase-space vortices in 2.5-dimensional simulations

S Børve, HL Pécseli, J Trulsen - Journal of plasma physics, 2001 - cambridge.org
The formation and propagation of ion phase-space vortices are observed in a numerical
particle-in-cell simulation in two spatial dimensions and with three velocity components. The …

Kinetic model of electrons in drift-Alfven current-vortices

HJ de Blank - Physics of Plasmas, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Current-vortex filaments in magnetized plasmas are investigated analytically using a kinetic
model for the electron motion parallel to the magnetic field. This Hamiltonian system can be …

Ion phase space vortices in 3 spatial dimensions

LKS Daldorff, P Guio, S Børve, HL Pécseli… - Europhysics …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
The formation and propagation of isolated ion phase space vortices are observed in a 3-
dimensional numerical simulation. The code allows for an externally applied constant …

Acoustic gravity tripolar vortices

D Jovanović, L Stenflo, PK Shukla - Physics Letters A, 2001 - Elsevier
The theory of strongly nonlinear low-frequency acoustic-gravity vortices is generalized to
permit a study of the Earth's atmosphere under complex meteorological conditions …

Dynamics of plasma vortices: The role of the electron skin depth

JH Mentink, J Bergmans, LPJ Kamp, TJ Schep - Physics of plasmas, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The drift-Alfvén equations for a quasineutral plasma that is permeated by a strong
background magnetic field describe the plasma dynamics in the transverse plane. Three …

Perpendicular electron trap** associated with nonlinear whistlers

D Jovanović, F Pegoraro, F Califano - Physics of Plasmas, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Kinetic effects leading to the particle trap** are studied in a magnetized, inhomogeneous
plasma configuration within the framework of the gyrokinetic theory in the frequency and …