Equilibrium fluctuation energy of gyrokinetic plasma

The thermal equilibrium electric field fluctuation energy of the gyrokinetic model of magnetized plasma is computed and found to be smaller than the well‐known result 〈δE⋅δE〉(k)/8π= 1/2 T/[1+(kλD)2] valid for arbitrarily magnetized plasmas. It is shown that, in a certain sense, the equilibrium electric field energy is minimum in the gyrokinetic regime.