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Generalized Volterra functions, its integral representations and applications to the Mathieu-type series
In this paper we introduce the new class of generalized Volterra functions. We prove some integral representations for them via Fox-Wright H-functions and Meijer G-functions. From positivity conditions on the weight in these representations, we found sufficient conditions on parameters of the generalized Volterra function to prove its complete monotonicit
Finite rank perturbations in products of coupled random matrices: From one correlated to two Wishart ensembles
We compare finite rank perturbations of the following three ensembles of
complex rectangular random matrices: First, a generalised Wishart ensemble with
one random and two fixed correlation matrices introduced by Borodin and
P\'ech\'e, second, the product of two independent random matrices where one has
correlated entries, and third, the case when the two random matrices become
also coupled through a fixed matrix. The singular value statistics of all three
ensembles is shown to be determinantal and we derive double contour integral
representations for their respective kernels. Three different kernels are found
in the limit of infinite matrix dimension at the origin of the spectrum. They
depend on finite rank perturbations of the correlation and coupling matrices
and are shown to be integrable. The first kernel (I) is found for two
independent matrices from the second, and two weakly coupled matrices from the
third ensemble. It generalises the Meijer -kernel for two independent and
uncorrelated matrices. The third kernel (III) is obtained for the generalised
Wishart ensemble and for two strongly coupled matrices. It further generalises
the perturbed Bessel kernel of Desrosiers and Forrester. Finally, kernel (II),
found for the ensemble of two coupled matrices, provides an interpolation
between the kernels (I) and (III), generalising previous findings of part of
the authors.Comment: 39 pages, 4 figures; v2: 43 pages, presentation of Thm 1.4 improved,
alternative proof of Prop 3.1 and reference added; v3: final typo
corrections, to appear in AIHP Probabilite et Statistiqu
The general dielectric tensor for bi-kappa magnetized plasmas
In this paper we derive the dielectric tensor for a plasma containing
particles described by an anisotropic superthermal (bi-kappa) velocity
distribution function. The tensor components are written in terms of the
two-variables kappa plasma special functions, recently defined by Gaelzer and
Ziebell [Phys. Plasmas 23, 022110 (2016)]. We also obtain various new
mathematical properties for these functions, which are useful for the
analytical treatment, numerical implementation and evaluation of the functions
and, consequently, of the dielectric tensor. The formalism developed here and
in the previous paper provides a mathematical framework for the study of
electromagnetic waves propagating at arbitrary angles and polarizations in a
superthermal plasma.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physics of Plasma
A (p, ν)-extension of the Appell function F1(·) and its properties
In this paper, we obtain a (p, v)-extension of the Appell hypergeometric functionF1(·), together with its integral representation, by using the extended Beta functionBp,v(x, y) introduced in [9]. Also, we give some of its main properties, namely theMellin transform, a differential formula, recursion formulas and a bounded inequality. In addition, some new integral representations of the extended Appell functionF1,p,v(·) involving Meijer’s G-function are obtained
Obliquely propagating electromagnetic waves in magnetized kappa plasmas
Velocity distribution functions (VDFs) that exhibit a power-law dependence on
the high-energy tail have been the subject of intense research by the plasma
physics community. Such functions, known as kappa or superthermal
distributions, have been found to provide a better fitting to the VDFs measured
by spacecraft in the solar wind. One of the problems that is being addressed on
this new light is the temperature anisotropy of solar wind protons and
electrons. In the literature, the general treatment for waves excited by
(bi-)Maxwellian plasmas is well-established. However, for kappa distributions,
the wave characteristics have been studied mostly for the limiting cases of
purely parallel or perpendicular propagation, relative to the ambient magnetic
field. Contributions to the general case of obliquely-propagating
electromagnetic waves have been scarcely reported so far. The absence of a
general treatment prevents a complete analysis of the wave-particle interaction
in kappa plasmas, since some instabilities can operate simultaneously both in
the parallel and oblique directions. In a recent work, Gaelzer and Ziebell [J.
Geophys. Res. 119, 9334 (2014)] obtained expressions for the dielectric tensor
and dispersion relations for the low-frequency, quasi-perpendicular dispersive
Alfv\'en waves resulting from a kappa VDF. In the present work, the formalism
introduced by Ref. 1 is generalized for the general case of electrostatic
and/or electromagnetic waves propagating in a kappa plasma in any frequency
range and for arbitrary angles. An isotropic distribution is considered, but
the methods used here can be easily applied to more general anisotropic
distributions, such as the bi-kappa or product-bi-kappa.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physics of Plasmas; added references for
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