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On nonlinear circularly polarized Alfvén waves
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2009
Abstract
Finite-amplitude circularly polarized Alfvén waves propagating along the ambient magnetic field are described by a derivative nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation. It leads to stationary, solitary and periodic solutions with phase modulations. The amplitude–width relation for these solitons is shown to be an inequality. The relevance of the results is briefly discussed for particular phenomena in the solar wind.
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