Abstract
A discussion of linear drive and damping mechanisms on shear Alfven waves in hot, reactor-relevant plasmas is presented. According to whether equilibrium geometry, kinetic effects, or both are important in determining the mode structure, different branches of Alfven waves may exist: TAE, KAW and KTAE, respectively. The existence of open problems, as the necessity of non-perturbative calculations, is also emphasized.
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