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An asymptotic method for non-linear magnetosonic waves in an isothermal plasma with a finite conductivity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Domenico Fusco
Affiliation:
Istituto di Matematica dell'Università di Messina, Italy

Synopsis

The paper is concerned with a Three-dimensional theory of non-linear magnetosonic waves in a turbulent plasma. A perturbation method is used that allows us to obtain a transport equation, like Burgers equation, but with a variable coefficient.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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