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Comment on "Spin Contribution to the Ponderomotive Force in a Plasma"

Plasma Physics 2014-10-28 v1

Abstract

Several years ago, G. Brodin, A. P. Misra, and M. Marklund considered "Spin Contribution to the Ponderomotive Force in a Plasma" Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{105}, 105004 (2010). They applied a two fluid model of electron gas where spin-up and spin-down electrons are considered as two different species. Their approach to this problem appears to be in disagreement with the Pauli equation. The correct model is presented in this comment.

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@article{arxiv.1410.7077,
  title  = {Comment on "Spin Contribution to the Ponderomotive Force in a Plasma"},
  author = {Pavel A. Andreev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.7077},
  year   = {2014}
}

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