ALFVEN VORTICES IN NONUNIFORM DUSTY MAGNETOPLASMAS

Authors
SHUKLA PK VARMA RK KRISHAN V MCKENZIE JF
Citation
Pk. Shukla et al., ALFVEN VORTICES IN NONUNIFORM DUSTY MAGNETOPLASMAS, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 47(1), 1993, pp. 750-752
Citations number
25
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
750 - 752
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)47:1<750:AVINDM>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The Alfven waves are shown to be linearly coupled with finite-frequenc y convective cell modes in a nonuniform cold dusty magnetoplasma. The dynamics of weakly interacting finite-amplitude electromagnetic oscill ations is governed by a pair of nonlinear equations. The latter admit dipolar vortices as possible stationary solutions. The present results can have relevance to the nonlinear electromagnetic wave propaption i n a space environment such as cometary tails or interstellar clouds.