Properties and evolution of anisotropic structures in collisionless plasmas

Authors :: Karimov, A. R.
Yu, M. Y.
Stenflo, L.
Source :: J. Plasma Phys. 82 (2016) 905820502
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: A new class of exact electrostatic solutions of the Vlasov-Maxwell equations based on the Jeans's theorem is proposed for studying the evolution and properties of two-dimensional anisotropic plasmas that are far from thermodynamic equilibrium. In particular, the free expansion of a slab of electron-ion plasma into vacuum is investigated.<br />Comment: 13 pages, 1 figure