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Hydrodynamics of plasma in a strong high-frequency field


Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prosp. 53, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation

The article reviews the theory of a number of phenomena occurring in a plasma situated in a strong high-frequency field. The analysis is based on a relatively simply hydrodynamic collisionless plasma model. Principal attention is paid to the stability of the plasma in the strong high-frequency field. A single dispersion equation is used to consider different modifications of parametric instabilities (decay instabilities, parametric resonance, transparent-plasma instability of the stimulated scattering type). Also discussed are a number of problems in the equilibrium and dynamics of a plasma in a strong high-frequency field, particularly nonlinear penetration and reflection of electromagnetic waves from a plasma, stationary nonlinear waves, and spreading and contraction of a plasma layer under the influence of the pressure of a high-frequency field.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU1973v016n02ABEH005166
PACS: 52.35.Py, 52.35.Hr, 52.35.Mw (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1973v016n02ABEH005166
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1973/2/d/
Citation: Gorbunov L M "Hydrodynamics of plasma in a strong high-frequency field" Sov. Phys. Usp. 16 217–235 (1973)
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Оригинал: Горбунов Л М «Гидродинамика плазмы в сильном высокочастотном поле» УФН 109 631–665 (1973); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0109.197304a.0631

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