Nonlinear dynamics of obliquely propagating Alfvén waves

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-109

  Gazol, A ^a   Passot, T ^a   Sulem, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ALFVEN WAVES; DIFFRACTION COEFFICIENTS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL WAVE-TRAIN MODULATION;

WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0032121386     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377898006394     Document Type: Article

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