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Exact electron-acoustic solitary waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

B. Buti ,
M. Mohan  and
P. K. Shukla
B. Buti
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India
M. Mohan
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, India
P. K. Shukla
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretieche Physik, Rubr-Universität Bochum, 4630 Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany
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Abstract

Nonlinear propagation of an electron-acoustic wave in a magnetoplasma is considered. Accounting for the exact electron and ion nonlinearities, we show that the equations governing the dynamics of these waves can be written in terms of the energy integral of a classical particle. A careful analysis of the potential reveals the existence of exact planar solitary waves. Application of our investigation to space plasmas is pointed out.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 341 - 347
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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