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A toy model for the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system

Analysis of PDEs 2021-12-13 v2

Abstract

The global-in-time existence of classical solutions to the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell (RVM) system in three space dimensions remains elusive after nearly four decades of mathematical research. In this note, a simplified ``toy model'' is presented and studied. This toy model retains one crucial aspect of the RVM system: the phase-space evolution of the distribution function is governed by a transport equation whose forcing term satisfies a wave equation with finite speed of propagation.

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@article{arxiv.2106.11399,
  title  = {A toy model for the relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system},
  author = {Jonathan Ben-Artzi and Stephen Pankavich and Junyong Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.11399},
  year   = {2021}
}

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13 pages, final version for publication in KRM