Hamiltonian formalism of extended magnetohydrodynamics

H. M. Abdelhamid, Y. Kawazura, Z. Yoshida

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Abstract

The extended magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) system, including the Hall effect and the electron inertia effect, has a Hamiltonian structure embodied by a noncanonical Poisson algebra on an infinite-dimensional phase space. A nontrivial part of the formulation is the proof of Jacobis identity for the Poisson bracket. We unearth a basic Lie algebra that generates the Poisson bracket. A class of similar Poisson algebra may be generated by the same Lie algebra, which encompasses the Hall MHD system and inertial MHD system.

Original languageEnglish
Article number235502
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Volume48
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jun 10

Keywords

  • extended magnetohydrodynamics
  • Hamiltonian dynamics
  • Jacobi's identity

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