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Axially and spherically symmetric solitons in warm plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2011

MAXIM DVORNIKOV
MAXIM DVORNIKOV*
Affiliation:
N. V. Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, 142190 Troitsk, Moscow Region, Russia ([email protected])
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Abstract

We study the existence of stable axially and spherically symmetric plasma structures on the basis of the new nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) accounting for non-local electron nonlinearities. The numerical solutions of NLSE having the form of spatial solitions are obtained and their stability is analyzed. We discuss the possible application of the obtained results to the theoretical description of natural plasmoids in the atmosphere.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 77 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 749 - 764
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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