Published May 1998 | Version v1
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Nonlinear mechanism of the small-scale Alfven wave excitation in a magnetized plasma

Description

Parametric interaction of the Alfven waves in a magnetized plasma is studied. A nonlinear dispersion equation for description of three-wave interaction is obtained. The instability increment is found and its development time for the magnetospheric plasma is estimated. It is shown that the specific frequencies of the Alfven wave turbulence near the geomagnetic equator and in the auroral zones may differ more than one order

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Original title (Russian)
Nelinejnyj mekhanizm vozbuzhdeniya melkomasshtabnykh al'venovskikh voln v zamagnichennoj plazme

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geomagnetizm i Aehronomiya
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 59-67
ISSN
0016-7940
CODEN
GEAEA6

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Notes
21 refs., 1 fig.