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Finite-amplitude solitary Alfvén waves in a low-beta plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

M. K. Kalita  and
B. C. Kalita
M. K. Kalita
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Assam Science Society, Gauhati – 781001, India
B. C. Kalita
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Assam Science Society, Gauhati – 781001, India
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Abstract

An exact nonlinear Alfvén wave in a low-β plasma is investigated. Both super-and sub-Alfvénic rarefactive solitons are found to exist depending upon the angle of inclination of the propagation vector to the magnetic field.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 267 - 272
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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