The dynamics of the Earth's outer radiation belt, filled by energetic
electron fluxes, is largely controlled by electron resonant interactions with
electromagnetic whistler-mode waves. The most coherent and intense waves
resonantly interact with electrons nonlinearly, and the observable effects of
such nonlinear interactions cannot be described within the frame of classical
quasi-linear models. This paper provides an overview of the current stage of
the theory of nonlinear resonant interactions and discusses different possible
approaches for incorporating these nonlinear interactions into global radiation
belt simulations. We focused on observational properties of whistler-mode waves
and theoretical aspects of electron nonlinear resonant interactions between
such waves and energetic electrons.
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Nonlinear resonant interactions of radiation belt electrons with intense whistler-mode waves