Dispersion relation of an electromagnetic wave in unmagnetized cold plasma
Plasma Physics
2008-09-15 v1
Abstract
The dispersion relation of an electromagnetic wave in an unmagnetized neutral plasma is well known to be w^2=wp^2+(ck)^2. A modified dispersion relation is presented taking into account the ion restoring force in the transverse direction.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.2141,
title = {Dispersion relation of an electromagnetic wave in unmagnetized cold plasma},
author = {Kushal Shah},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2141},
year = {2008}
}