Abstract
The properties of nonlinear fast magnetoacoustic waves in dense dissipative plasmas with degenerate electrons are studied theoretically in the framework of the Zabolotskaya-Khokhlov (ZK) equation for small but finite amplitude excitations. Shock-like solutions of the ZK equation are obtained and are applied to parameters relevant to white dwarf stars.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102311 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- plasma
- degenerate electrons
- magnetoacoustic waves