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Local Solutions for Generic Multidimensional Resonant Wave Conversion

Plasma Physics 2009-11-10 v1 General Physics

Abstract

In more than one spatial dimension, resonant linear conversion from one wave type to another can have a more complex geometry than the familiar 'avoided crossing' of one-dimensional problems. In previous work we have shown that helical ray shapes are generic in a mathematical sense. Here we briefly describe how the local field structure can be computed.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0305047,
  title  = {Local Solutions for Generic Multidimensional Resonant Wave Conversion},
  author = {E. R. Tracy and A. N. Kaufman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0305047},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, to appear in the AIP Proceedings of the 15th Topical Conference on RF Power in Plasmas