Relaxed states in plasmas - non-neutral and diamagnetic plasmas

The aim of this paper is to present a unified representation of relaxed states generated in various type of plasma systems. Self-organization of structure is the central them of the recent theory of relaxation phenomena. Invoking fluid mechanical models many authors have discussed various relaxed states that constitute a special class of macroscopic equilibria (force-balance states). The present theory, however, starts from a kinetic model of relaxed state, which encompasses a variety of structures including both electrostatic and electromagnetic configurations. This model also describes the macroscopic relaxed state characterized by the Beltrami and (generalized) Bernoulli conditions, which gives strong diamagnetism.