Consistent Orbit Tracing

这个项目将扩展之前在离子轨道追踪方面的工作，以检查薄电流片的条件和稳定性。计算完全是三维的，使用了逼真的地磁场模型。在这一进一步的发展中，将增加一个逼真的电场模型。焦点将放在地磁尾部的电流片上。具体的研究主题将包括热流和体流之间的动能转移，定义和状态方程的可能性，热通量，以及粒子和电磁力所做的功。建议将计算的分布函数与几个卫星飞行任务的卫星观测结果进行详细比较。

This project will extend previous work on ion orbit tracing to examine the condition and stability for thin current sheets. The calculations are fully three dimensional and realistic geomagnetic field models are used. A realistic electric field model will be added in this further development. The focus will be on the current sheet in the geomagnetic tail. Specific topics for investigation will include the transfer of kinetic energy between thermal and bulk flow forms, the possibility of defining and equation of state, heat fluxes, and the work done by particle and electromagnetic forces. Detailed comparison of calculated distribution functions with satellite observations from several satellite missions is proposed.