Nonlinear propagation and localization of intense electromagnetic waves in relativistic plasmas
Abstract
An analytical formulation is presented for envelope-type solutions of intense polarized electromagnetic waves propagating in cold unmagnetized plasmas. Induced charge separation is fully taken into account and nonlinearities due to mass variation of both electrons and ions are included. Localized solutions are found for the case of subluminous wave phase velocity. The spectrum of solutions (dependence of wave amplitude on the free parameters in the theory, phase velocity and frequency) is discussed and compared with previous analytical and numerical results.
- Publication:
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Journal of Plasma Physics
- Pub Date:
- February 1985
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1985JPlPh..33..107M
- Keywords:
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- Cold Plasmas;
- Nonlinear Equations;
- Plasma Waves;
- Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction;
- Polarized Electromagnetic Radiation;
- Relativistic Plasmas;
- Analytic Functions;
- Circular Polarization;
- Phase Velocity;
- Plasma Potentials;
- Plasma Spectra;
- Polarization (Charge Separation);
- Solitary Waves;
- Plasma Physics