NONLINEAR-INTERACTION OF AN INTENSE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE WITH AN UNMAGNETIZED ELECTRON POSITRON PLASMA

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作者
BEREZHIANI, VI [1 ]
TSINTSADZE, LN [1 ]
SHUKLA, PK [1 ]
机构
[1] RUHR UNIV BOCHUM,INST THEORET PHYS 4,W-4639 BOCHUM 1,GERMANY
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10.1017/S0022377800016421
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The nonlinear interaction of an arbitrarily large-amplitude circularly polarized electromagnetic wave with an unmagnetized electron-positron plasma is considered, taking into account relativistic particle-mass variation as well as large-scale density perturbations created by radiation pressure. It is found that the interaction is governed by an equation for the electromagnetic wave envelope, which is coupled with a pair of equations describing fully nonlinear longitudinal plasma motions. The dynamics of the nonlinear electromagnetic wave packet is studied.
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