Exact theory for localized envelope modulated electrostatic wavepackets in space and dusty plasmas

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-423

  Kourakis, I ^a,b   Shukla, P K ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 17144432301     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-12-407-2005     Document Type: Article

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