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Wave propagation in equal-mass plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

G. A. Stewart  and
E. W. Laing
G. A. Stewart
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
E. W. Laing
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Abstract

We study linear wave propagation in the case of equal-mass plasmas. We show that the special symmetry of such plasmas simplifies the problem and causes the disappearance of well-known phenomena such as Faraday rotation and whistler wave modes. We exploit the Symmetry of the problem to derive analytical expressions for wave propagation for various fluid models of the plasma. We also find which distribution functions will retain the symmetry properties of the fluid models.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 295 - 319
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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