On Dirac equations for linear magnetoacoustic waves propagating in an isothermal atmosphere

Details On Dirac equations for linear magnetoacoustic waves propagating in an isothermal atmosphere On Dirac equations for linear magnetoacoustic waves propagating in an isothermal atmosphere

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...427..919a&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 427, no. 2, p. 919-926

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Dirac Equation, Hamiltonian Functions, Magnetic Fields, Magnetoacoustic Waves, Perturbation Theory, Stellar Atmospheres, Sturm-Liouville Theory, Klein-Gordon Equation, Magnetohydrodynamics, Plasma Waves, Quantum Mechanics

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A new analytical approach to study linear magnetoacoustic waves propagating in an isothermal, stratified, and uniformly magnetized atmosphere is presented. The approach is based on Dirac equations, and the theory of Sturm-Liouville operators is used to investigate spectral properties of the obtained Dirac Hamiltonians. Two cases are considered: (1) the background magnetic field is vertical, and the waves are separated into purely magnetic (transverse) and purely acoustic (longitudinal) modes; and (2) the field is tilted with respect to the vertical direction and the magnetic and acoustic modes become coupled giving magnetoacoustic waves. For the first case, the Dirac Hamiltonian possesses either a discrete spectrum, which corresponds to standing magnetic waves, or a continuous spectrum, which can be clearly identified with freely propagating acoustic waves. For the second case, the quantum mechanical perturbation calculus is used to study coupling and energy exchange between the magnetic and acoustic components of magnetoacoustic waves. It is shown that this coupling may efficiently prevent trapping of magnetoacoustic waves instellar atmospheres.

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