On the Vlasov-Maxwell System with a Strong Magnetic Field

This paper establishes the long time asymptotic limit of the $2d\times 3d$ Vlasov--Maxwell system with a strong external magnetic field. Hence, a guiding-center approximation is obtained in the two-dimensional case with a self-consistent electromagnetic field given by Poisson type equations. Then, we perform several numerical experiments with high order approximation of the asymptotic model, which provide a solid validation of the method and illustrate the effect of the self-consistent magnetic field on the current density.

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