Non-linear wave propagation in a hot-electron plasma

Abstract

The theory of relatively undistorted waves is used to study the finite-amplitude waves in a hot-electron model of plasma. A simple asymptotic expansion accounting for the non-linear effects has been used in the small amplitude limit to calculate the first and the second order solutions. The speed of propagation and the location of weak shocks has been determined through solutions of high-frequency waves. © 1991 Springer-Verlag.