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Propagation of Nonlinear Alfvén Waves in Partially Ionized Two-Fluid Plasma

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Using the perturbation theory, with an accuracy up to the second- and third-order smallness terms, equations describing the Alfvén wave propagation in two-fluid plasma are derived. It is shown that the Alfvén wave nonlinearly induces the longitudinal motion of ions and neutrals which affect perturbations of the transverse magnetic field component.

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This study was supported in part by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (State contracts nos. 0023-2019-0003, FSSS-2023-0009).

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  1. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 443011, Samara, Russia

    S. Yu. Pichugin & S. A. Belov

  2. Samara University, 443086, Samara, Russia

    S. A. Belov

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Pichugin, S.Y., Belov, S.A. Propagation of Nonlinear Alfvén Waves in Partially Ionized Two-Fluid Plasma. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50, 455–459 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623110106

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