A note on the Weibel instability and thermal fluctuations

The thermal fluctuation level of the Weibel instability is recalculated. It is shown that the divergence of the fluctuations at long wavelengths, i.e. the Weibel infrared catastrophe, never occurs. At large wavelengths the thermal fluctuation level is terminated by the presence of even the smalle...

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Main Authors: R. A. Treumann, W. Baumjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-02-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/30/427/2012/angeo-30-427-2012.pdf