Alfvén soliton in a low-beta plasma
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Plasma Physics
- Vol. 28 (1) , 125-131
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002237780000012x
Abstract
An exact nonlinear Alfvén wave in a low-β plasma is investigated. Super Alfvén solitons with a density depression are found to exist. The analytical result for the small-amplitude soliton is given.Keywords
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