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Linear and nonlinear modified electron-acoustic waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

M. Y. Yu
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 4630 Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany
P. K. Shukla
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 4630 Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany

Abstract

It is shown that a modified electron-acoustic wave exists in a plasma with distinct hot and cold electron components. The frequency of this wave depends strongly on the cold electron number density. Solitons associated with the modified electron-acoustic waves are also discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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