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Nonlinear coupling between electromagnetic fields in a strongly magnetized electron-positron plasma

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The nonlinear coupling between electromagnetic fields in a strongly magnetized electron-positron plasma is considered. We point out that compressional magnetic field perturbations are excited by the rotational part of the nonlinear current, and derive a new nonlinear system of equations that is basic for studies of modulational instabilities and coherent nonlinear structures in magnetized electron-positron plasmas.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    P. K. Shukla

  2. Department of Plasma Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

    L. Stenflo

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Shukla, P.K., Stenflo, L. Nonlinear coupling between electromagnetic fields in a strongly magnetized electron-positron plasma. Astrophys Space Sci 209, 323–326 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00627453

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