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The transformation of plasma equations to normal form in mode conversion theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Bijan Sabzevari
Bijan Sabzevari
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-4000 Düsseldorf 1, Germany
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Abstract

Field variables in a slowly varying plasma are solutions of a system of differential and integral equations. To solve these equations, the fields are expanded in the eigenvectors of an algebraic plasma tensor, and the plasma equations can be transformed into a system of transport equations. The expansion becomes singular when eigenvalues coincide (for example in the case of mode conversion). It is shown how this problem can be resolved for an arbitrary system of Maxwell and/or fluid equations in arbitrary dimensions and for every kind of medium. The method is applied to horizontal stratified media as a simple example.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 49 - 60
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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