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Kinetic and fluid equations are derived for the dynamics of classical inhomogeneous trapped plasmas in the strong coupling regime. The starting point is an extended Singwi-Tosi-Land-Sjölander (STLS) ansatz for the dynamic correlation function, which is allowed to depend on time and both particle coordinates separately. The time evolution of the correlation function is determined from the second equation of the Bogolyubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvon hierarchy. We study the equations in the linear limit and derive a nonlocal equation for the fluid displacement field. Comparisons to first-principles molecular dynamics simulations reveal an excellent quality of our approach thereby overcoming the limitations of the broadly used STLS scheme.

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A rotating dusty plasma apparatus was constructed to provide the possibility of experimental emulation of extremely high magnetic fields by means of the Coriolis force, observable in a corotating measurement frame. We present collective excitation spectra for different rotation rates with a magnetic induction equivalent of up to 3200 T. We identify the onset of magnetoplasmon-equivalent mode dispersion in the rotating macroscopic two-dimensional single-layer dusty plasma. The experimental results are supported by molecular dynamics simulations of 2D magnetized Yukawa systems.

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The response of harmonically trapped Brownian particles to an externally imposed oscillatory shear flow is explored by theory and computer simulation. The special case of a single trapped particle is solved analytically. We present explicit results for the time-dependent density and the velocity distribution. The response of the many-body problem is studied by computer simulations. In particular, we investigate the influence of oscillatory shear flow on the internal modes of the cluster. As a function of the shear oscillation frequency, we find resonant behavior for certain (antisymmetric) normal modes, implying that they can be efficiently excited by oscillatory shear. Our results are verifiable in experiments on dusty plasmas and trapped colloidal dispersions.