| Abstract: | Quasilinear equations for relativistic plasmas in external magnetic fields are derived for the case of spatially growing wave turbulence. This generalizes the well-known quasilinear approach to an amplifying relativistic plasma. The equations can be cast in condensed momentum-space diffusive form. The diffusion tensor is given. As a result an inhomogeneity is produced in the space charge distribution giving rise to the development of a second-order field-aligned dc electric field. A general formula for the electrostatic potential is presented, which is specialised to the case of ion-cyclotron turbulence. Here the field points out of the interaction region. |
