Stability of strong linearly polarized electromagnetic waves in dense plasmas

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

3

Dense Plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Polarized Electromagnetic Radiation, Pulsars, Electromagnetic Wave Transmission, Linear Polarization, Nonlinear Equations, Perturbation Theory, Wave Equations

Scientific paper

It is shown that strong linearly polarized tranverse electromagnetic waves are unstable to a certain type of density fluctuation in the sense that transverse wave energy is transferred into the longitudinal mode. Since the strictly periodic solutions of the nonlinear wave equation are of a singular nature, one would expect that more general perturbations lead to the excitation of other modes. The analysis has been carried out for a plane wave only. It appears, however, that the conclusions drawn hold qualitatively also for other geometries. From this we conclude for pulsars that a periodic electromagnetic field can be expected only in their close vicinity.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Stability of strong linearly polarized electromagnetic waves in dense plasmas does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Stability of strong linearly polarized electromagnetic waves in dense plasmas, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Stability of strong linearly polarized electromagnetic waves in dense plasmas will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-753388

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.