Exact electron-acoustic solitary waves
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Plasma Physics
- Vol. 23 (2) , 341-347
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377800022364
Abstract
Nonlinear propagation of an electron-acoustic wave in a magnetoplasma is considered. Accounting for the exact electron and ion nonlinearities, we show that the equations governing the dynamics of these waves can be written in terms of the energy integral of a classical particle. A careful analysis of the potential reveals the existence of exact planar solitary waves. Application of our investigation to space plasmas is pointed out.Keywords
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