Published August 9, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Gaussian pulses and superluminality

  • 1. Institute of Computer Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna (Austria)

Description

Gaussian pulses seem to be very insensitive to dispersion and therefore play an important role in the current debate about superluminal signals. We investigate the propagation of a modulated Gaussian pulse in a lossless electron plasma and show that both the centre frequency and the pulse width change significantly. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available online at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 4361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/35/31/314;
PII
S0305-4470(02)34090-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
31
Journal Page Range
p. 6743-6754
ISSN
0305-4470

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
33043918
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES; GAUSS FUNCTION; MODULATION; PULSES; SIGNALS; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; PLASMA WAVES