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On the stability of nonlinear magneto-sonic waves in a collisionless plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

E. Infeld  and
G. Rowlands
E. Infeld
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Research, Hoza 69, Warsaw
G. Rowlands
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Warwick
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Demehenko & Hussein (1973) discussed some properties of nonlinear magneto-sonic waves in a collisionless plasma. The relevant equation describing the space dependence x of the magnetic field may be written in the form d2y/dx2+f(y) = 0, (1) where f(y) is a nonlinear function of y only.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 189 - 191
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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