Modeling collisionless space plasma: the Vlasov equation

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Acknowledgments
Abstract
Résumé de la thèse
Riassunto della tesi
1 Introduction
1.1 Studying nonlinear space plasma dynamics… What for?
1.2 Modeling collisionless space plasma: the Vlasov equation
1.3 Nonlinear evolution of Langmuir waves
2 The complementary tools: from in-situ observations to kinetic simulations.
2.1 The solar wind: a natural laboratory for nonlinear plasma dynamics
2.2 Observations of the electric field: STEREO/WAVES experiment
2.3 Observations of density fluctuations, a new approach
2.4 Numerical model for the Vlasov-Poisson system
2.5 Example of interpretation of in-situ observations through Vlasov simulations
3 Results
3.1 Observational evidence for Langmuir ponderomotive effects
3.2 Evidence for Langmuir electrostatic decay
3.3 Low energy Langmuir cavitons, the breakdown of weak turbulence
4 Conclusions and Perspective
5 List of Papers
Appendices
A STEREO Mission
B Using the STEREO spacecraft as a density probe.
C Identification of waveforms of interest: application to S/WAVES
D Bicoherence: a powerful diagnostic for three-wave interactions
E Vlasov Code
Bibliography