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The nonlinear interaction between an electromagnetic field and collisionless classic and quantum Maxwellian plasmas is analyzed. Formulas for calculating the electric current are derived. The nonlinearity turns out to lead to generation of a longitudinal electric current aligned with the wave vector. This current is orthogonal to the well-known transverse current obtained in the linear analysis. The current densities for the classic Maxwellian plasma and the plasma with an arbitrary degree of degeneration of the electron gas are graphically compared. The classic and quantum plasmas are also compared. The current density as a function of the dimensionlesswavenumber is investigated for various oscillation frequencies of the electromagnetic field.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Latyshev, A.A. Yushkanov, 2015, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, 2015, Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. 126–133.
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Latyshev, A.V., Yushkanov, A.A. Nonlinear longitudinal current in the Maxwellian plasma generated under the action of a transverse electromagnetic wave. Fluid Dyn 50, 820–827 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0015462815060125
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