Analysis of Landau damping

Title

Analysis of Landau damping

Subject

Physics

Creator

Nathan Green

Date

2024

Contributor

Dr Josephine Evans

Abstract

This project is about the mathematical understanding of Landau damping an effect discovered by Landau in 1946. Landau damping refers to the rapid decay of perturbations to the electric field in the plasma. The exciting and unusual aspect is that this damping only occurs when the perturbation is sufficiently smooth.

Meta Tags

Maths, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Analysis, Plasmas, Landau damping

Files

Citation

Nathan Green, “Analysis of Landau damping,” URSS SHOWCASE, accessed November 4, 2025, https://urss.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/707.