Abstract
A general virial theorem is proved without any assumption of special symmetries and used to calculate the threshold and time for direct collapse of a two-dimensional Langmuir wave packet. The analysis is shown to apply to "bump-on-tail" instabilities, when the "bump" is broad, low, and at high velocity. The example of the type-III solar radioburst problem is treated both numerically and analytically.
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