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Nonlinear dynamics of electromagnetic pulses in cold relativistic plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2005

A. BONATTO ,
R. PAKTER  and
F. B. RIZZATO
A. BONATTO
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
R. PAKTER
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
F. B. RIZZATO
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Abstract

In the present analysis we study the self-consistent propagation of nonlinear electromagnetic pulses in a one-dimensional relativistic electron–ion plasma, from the perspective of nonlinear dynamics. We show how a series of Hamiltonian bifurcations give rise to the electric fields which are of relevance in the subject of particle acceleration. Connections between these bifurcated solutions and the results of earlier analysis are made.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 179 - 188
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2005 Cambridge University Press

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