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Effect of finite spectral width on the modulational instability of Alfvén waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

P. C. Roy  and
J. C. Bhakta
P. C. Roy
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
J. C. Bhakta
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Abstract

The effect of finite spectral width on the modulational instability of Alfvén waves described by the derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation is investigated using a method developed by Alber to derive a transport equation for the spectral density. The dispersion relation for a monochromatic wave is regained for a delta spectrum. It is shown that the growth rate and domain of modulational instability diminish as the spectral width increases for both the Gaussian and uniform spectrums.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , June 1992 , pp. 521 - 531
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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