Published April 2011 | Version v1
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Two dimensional cylindrical fast magnetoacoustic solitary waves in a dust plasma

Creators

  • 1. Engineering and Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology, Leshan 614000 (China)
  • 2. Southwestern Institute of Physics, Chengdu 610041 (China)

Description

The nonlinear fast magnetoacoustic solitary waves in a dust plasma with the combined effects of bounded cylindrical geometry and transverse perturbation are investigated in a new equation. In this regard, cylindrical Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (CKP) equation is derived using the small amplitude perturbation expansion method. Under a suitable coordinate transformation, the CKP equation can be solved analytically. It is shown that the dust cylindrical fast magnetoacoustic solitary waves can exist in the CKP equation. The present investigation may have relevance in the study of nonlinear electromagnetic soliton waves both in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3574900;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 044501-044501.3
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43016683
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DISTURBANCES; DUSTS; MAGNETOACOUSTIC WAVES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PERTURBATION THEORY; PLASMA; SOLITONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; QUASI PARTICLES

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