An Interpretation of Soliton Formation and Parametric Instabilities.

Abstract

It is shown that soliton formation and the resulting plasma heating are nothing more than the description in configuration space of well-known parametric processes and quasilinear theory.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA011432

Entities

People

  • Konbtantinopsa Dennis Papadopoulos
  • Wallace M. Manheimer

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Parametric Instability

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster