Abstract
The collective kinetic interaction of a neutrino distribution with electrostatic waves propagating in a dense plasma is considered. A Klimontovich-type kinetic equation for the neutrino gas in a plasma is derived, and the resulting kinetic description is applied to study the processes of the neutrino Landau damping and the neutrino-beam–plasma instability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-108 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Plasma Physics |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2000 |
Keywords
- kinetic equations
- neutrino gas
- damping
- electrostatics
- kinetic theory of gases
- plasma stability
- quantum theory
- wave propagation