Theoretical and numerical study of a quasi-linear Zakharov system describing Landau damping

R. Belaouar; T. Colin; G. Gallice; C. Galusinski

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2007)

  • Volume: 40, Issue: 6, page 961-990
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

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In this paper, we study a Zakharov system coupled to an electron diffusion equation in order to describe laser-plasma interactions. Starting from the Vlasov-Maxwell system, we derive a nonlinear Schrödinger like system which takes into account the energy exchanged between the plasma waves and the electrons via Landau damping. Two existence theorems are established in a subsonic regime. Using a time-splitting, spectral discretizations for the Zakharov system and a finite difference scheme for the electron diffusion equation, we perform numerical simulations and show how Landau damping works quantitatively.

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Belaouar, R., et al. "Theoretical and numerical study of a quasi-linear Zakharov system describing Landau damping." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 40.6 (2007): 961-990. <http://eudml.org/doc/194347>.

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author = {Belaouar, R., Colin, T., Gallice, G., Galusinski, C.},
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