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Fiber averaged dynamics associated with the Lorentz force equation

Mathematical Physics 2015-08-17 v9 math.MP

Abstract

It is shown that the Lorentz force equation is equivalent to the auto-parallel condition Lx˙x˙=0\,^L\nabla_{\dot{{x}}}\dot{{x}}=0 of a linear connection L^L\nabla defined on a convenient pull-back vector bundle. By using a geometric averaging method, an associated {\it averaged Lorentz connection} L\langle\,^L\nabla\rangle and the corresponding auto-parallel equation are obtained. After this, it is shown that in the ultra-relativistic limit and for narrow one-particle probability distribution functions, the auto-parallel curves of L\langle\,^L\nabla\rangle remain {\it nearby} close to the auto-parallel curves of L^L\nabla. Applications of this result in beam dynamics and plasma physics are briefly described.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2060,
  title  = {Fiber averaged dynamics associated with the Lorentz force equation},
  author = {Ricardo Gallego Torrome},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2060},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

This version, except for very few typographical corrections and several changes in the bibliography, was published in Journal of Geometry and Physics

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