Published August 1988 | Version v1
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A note on Alfven solitons

Creators

  • 1. Nagoya Univ. (Japan). Inst. of Plasma Physics

Description

The properties of Alfven solitons have been analyzed by explicitly solving the eigenvalue problem of the Kaup-Newell inverse scattering transformation scheme for an initial sech-type pulse. It is shown that an initial pulse of amplitude A0, width D, and modulation wave number, K0, gives rise to n-solitons, where n is an integer satisfying the condition (K0/8)1/2 A0D > n. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Progress of Theoretical Physics, Supplement (Kyoto)
Journal Issue
no.94
Series
Prog. Theor. Phys., Suppl. (Kyoto).
ISSN
0375-9687
CODEN
PTPSA

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
20020491
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALFVEN WAVES; INVERSE SCATTERING PROBLEM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; SOLITONS
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUASI PARTICLES; WAVE EQUATIONS