Relativistic anisotropic pair plasmas

Generalized Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Equations for Pair and Electron-Ion Plasmas

We derived one-fluid equations based on a relativistic two-fluid approximation of e pair plasma and electron-ion plasma to reveal the specific relativistic nature of their behavior. Assuming simple condition on the relativistic one-fluid equations, we propose generalized relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) equations which satisfy causality. We show the linear analyses of these equations reg...

Relativistic Landau damping of longitudinal waves in isotropic pair plasmas

Nonlinear optics in relativistic plasmas.

We review our recent work on the various nonlinear optical processes that occur as an intense laser propagates through a relativistic plasma. These include the experimental observations of electron acceleration driven by laser-wakefield generation, relativistic self-focusing, waveguide formation and laser self-channeling.

Particle acceleration and magnetic dissipation in relativistic current sheet of pair plasmas

We study linear and non-linear development of relativistic and ultrarelativistic current sheets of pair (e±) plasmas with anti-parallel magnetic fields. Two types of two-dimensional problems are investigated by particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. First, we present the development of relativistic magnetic reconnection, whose outflow speed is an order of the light speed c. It is demonstrated that...

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