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Covariant ponderomotive Hamiltonian

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

A. Achterberg
Affiliation:
Sterrewacht ‘Sonnenborgh’, Zonnenburg 2, 3512 NL Utrecht, The Netherlands

Abstract

A covariant formulation for the ponderomotive Hamiltonian is developed using Lie-transform perturbation theory. The case of unmagnetized as well as magnetized particles is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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