Nonlinear Langevin Equation for a System of Coulomb Particles

Аннотация

The nonlinear Langevin equation for a system of Coulomb particles with random processes, which are functionals of the velocity distribution function of such particles, has been derived and analyzed. It is shown by direct numerical solutions that this equation correctly describes the collisional relaxation of such a system even in the case of anomalous deviation of the initial velocity distribution of particles from the equilibrium distribution. The equation can be conveniently used in the Monte Carlo methods and in “particle-in-cell” methods.