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Oblique propagation of nonlinear magnetosonic waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

H. A. Shah  and
R. Bruno
H. A. Shah
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, via G. Galilei C.P.27, Frascati, Italy
R. Bruno
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, via G. Galilei C.P.27, Frascati, Italy
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Abstract

We consider obliquely propagating (with respect to the ambient field) nonlinear magnetosonic waves in a hot plasma with arbitrary beta. It is shown that the two-dimensional propagation of both the fast and the slow modes is governed by the Kadomstev–Petiashvilli soliton equation. Explicit expressions are obtained for the various physical quantities involved via the soliton solution.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 143 - 148
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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