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DNLS equation for large-amplitude solitons propagating in an arbitrary direction in a high-β Hall plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2002

MICHAEL S. RUDERMAN
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
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Abstract

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The one-dimensional oblique propagation of magnetohydrodynamic waves with arbitrary amplitudes in a Hall plasma with isotropic pressure is studied under assumption that the plasma β is large. It is shown that the wave evolution is described by the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation (DNLS).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2002 Cambridge University Press