Journal article
Properties of Alfvén solitons in a finite-beta plasma
Journal of plasma physics, Vol.27(2), pp.193-198
04/1982
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377800026519
Abstract
The properties of Alfvén solitons are examined (solitons propagating parallel to the magnetic field in a magnetized plasma) in the case when the plasma possesses a finite pressure. Starting from a two-fluid system of equations, the reductive perturbation method is used to derive a derivative nonlinear Schr ödinger equation, which is solved by a pseudo-potential method. An envelope soliton is found which possesses a width –amplitude relationship. The same functional form for the envelope of the magnetic energy density is obtained regardless of the value of the plasma .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Properties of Alfvén solitons in a finite-beta plasma
- Creators
- Steven R Spangler - University of IowaJames P Sheerin - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of plasma physics, Vol.27(2), pp.193-198
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0022377800026519
- ISSN
- 0022-3778
- eISSN
- 1469-7807
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/1982
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984200050602771
Metrics
5 Record Views