Title :
Nonlinear wave modulation in a cylindrical plasma
Author :
Stenflo, Lennart ; Yu, Ming Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Plasma Phys., Umea Univ., Sweden
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The nonlinear propagation of plasma waves along a bounded plasma cylinder is considered. Exact surface and volume wave structures in the radial and azimuthal directions are included. It is shown that in the small-amplitude limit, mode-mode interactions are described by equations of the Mathieu type, and the space-time evolution of axially propagating waves is governed by a nonlinear Schrodinger equation
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; nonlinear differential equations; plasma nonlinear waves; Mathieu type equations; axially propagating waves; bounded plasma cylinder; cylindrical plasma; mode-mode interactions; nonlinear Schrodinger equation; nonlinear propagation; nonlinear wave modulation; plasma waves; space-time evolution; surface wave structures; volume wave structures; Boundary conditions; Dielectrics; Electrons; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear equations; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
