Available energy of plasmas with small fluctuations

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Main Authors: Helander, P., Mackenbach, R. J. J.
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Published: 2024
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author Helander, P.
Mackenbach, R. J. J.
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Mackenbach, R. J. J.
contents The available energy of a plasma is defined as the maximum amount by which the plasma energy can be lowered by volume-preserving rearrangements in phase space, a so-called Gardner re-stacking. A general expression is derived for the available energy of a nearly homogeneous plasma and is shown to be closely related to the Helmholtz free energy, which it can never exceed. A number of explicit examples are given.
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spellingShingle Available energy of plasmas with small fluctuations
Helander, P.
Mackenbach, R. J. J.
Plasma Physics
The available energy of a plasma is defined as the maximum amount by which the plasma energy can be lowered by volume-preserving rearrangements in phase space, a so-called Gardner re-stacking. A general expression is derived for the available energy of a nearly homogeneous plasma and is shown to be closely related to the Helmholtz free energy, which it can never exceed. A number of explicit examples are given.
title Available energy of plasmas with small fluctuations
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12599