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Solitary Alfvén waveguide structures in a magnetized plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. P. Sheerin  and
R. S. B. Ong
J. P. Sheerin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
R. S. B. Ong
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Abstract

A nonlinear Alfvén wave structure with axial symmetry about the line of force of an ambient magnetic field is presented. The solitary wave forms a ‘ring’ shaped waveguide along the magnetic field line.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , August 1980 , pp. 157 - 162
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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