Lagrangian and Hamiltonian constraints for guiding-center Hamiltonian theories
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian constraints for guiding-center Hamiltonian theories
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指导中心哈密顿理论的拉格朗日和哈密顿约束
DOI:
10.1063/1.4935925
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
A. Brizard
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作者:
N. Tronko;A. Brizard
A consistent guiding-center Hamiltonian theory is derived by Lie-transform perturbation method, with terms up to second order in magnetic-field nonuniformity. Consistency is demonstrated by showing that the guiding-center transformation presented here satisfies separate Jacobian and Lagrangian constraints that have not been explored before. A new first-order term appearing in the guiding-center phase-space Lagrangian is identified through a calculation of the guiding-center polarization. It is shown that this new polarization term also yields a simpler expression of the guiding-center toroidal canonical momentum, which satisfies an exact conservation law in axisymmetric magnetic geometries. Finally, an application of the guiding-center Lagrangian constraint on the guiding-center Hamiltonian yields a natural interpretation for its higher-order corrections.