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The wave-wave interaction of three interacting waves for a nonlinear model equation in a dispersive medium is studied. It is found that the nonlinear effect causes precession of the polarization ellipse as the wave propagates under the resonance condition Ω1 = Ω2 + Ω3 and k1 ≈ k2 + k3. The frequency shifts and the precessional frequencies are obtained under the above resonance conditions. A technique has been developed for the evaluation of self-precession and frequency shifts for circularly polarized waves.
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The author expresses his gratitude to Dr. B. Chakraborty, Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Calcultta for his guidance in the preparation of this paper and also to the referee for his suggestion in the improvement of this paper.
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Chandra, S.K. Self-precession and frequency shifts for three interacting waves for a nonlinear model equation in a dispersive medium. Czech J Phys 30, 652–658 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01595637
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01595637