Abstract
The transverse stability of strongly nonlinear ion-acoustic structures, described by the general Sagdeev potential, is investigated. It is shown, that the multi-scale stability analysis by [Sov. Phys. Dokl. 15 (1970) 539] for solitary waves, described by a weakly dispersive and weakly nonlinear equation, can be generalized for strongly nonlinear systems. The stability of plasma ion sheath formed at the plasma-boundary interface and the double-layer formed in a two-component plasma has been specifically studied and dispersion relations for transverse ion oscillations have been obtained.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 465-471 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
| Volume | 324 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Apr 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |