| Abstract: | The interaction of charged particles, moving in a uniform magnetic field, with a plane polarized gravitational wave is considered using the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) approach. By using a stochasticity criterion, we determine the exact locations in phase space, where resonance overlapping occurs. We investigate the diffusion of orbits around each primary resonance of order m by deriving general analytical expressions for an effective diffusion coefficient. A solution of the corresponding diffusion equation (Fokker-Planck equation) for the static case is found. Numerical integration of the full equations of motion and subsequent calculation of the diffusion coefficient verifies the analytical results. |
