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On nonlinear circularly polarized Alfvén waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

G. Mann
G. Mann
Affiliation:
Zentralinstitut für Astrophysik der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Observatorium für solare Radioastronomie, Tremsdorf, 1501, DDR
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Abstract

Finite-amplitude circularly polarized Alfvén waves propagating along the ambient magnetic field are described by a derivative nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation. It leads to stationary, solitary and periodic solutions with phase modulations. The amplitude–width relation for these solitons is shown to be an inequality. The relevance of the results is briefly discussed for particular phenomena in the solar wind.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , October 1988 , pp. 281 - 287
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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