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Van der Pol's equation and nonlinear oscillations in a beam plasma system

Journal Article · · Phys. Fluids, v. 19, no. 2, pp. 339-340
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.861461· OSTI ID:4049171
A nonlinear dispersion relation for beam plasma oscillations is obtained by expanding the usual dispersion relation about both the most unstable root and the perturbed beam electron orbits. This procedure leads to a nonlinear rate equation similar to the van der Pol equation. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-025723
OSTI ID:
4049171
Journal Information:
Phys. Fluids, v. 19, no. 2, pp. 339-340, Journal Name: Phys. Fluids, v. 19, no. 2, pp. 339-340; ISSN PFLDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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