Nonlinear dynamics of fast magnetosonic waves ducted by a smooth plasma inhomogeneity

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 58, Issue PART 2, 1997, Pages 315-327

  Nakariakov, V M ^a   Roberts, B ^a   Petrukhin, N S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NIZHNY NOVGOROD STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY N A R E ALEKSEEV   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA DENSITY;

COLD PLASMAS; MAGNETOSONIC WAVES; SCHRODINGER EQUATIONS;

PLASMA WAVES;

EID: 0031199609     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377897005710     Document Type: Article

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