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Temporal dynamics in the one-dimensional quantum Zakharov equations for plasmas

Plasma Physics 2010-03-18 v1

Abstract

The temporal dynamics of the quantum Zakharov equations (QZEs) in one spatial dimension, which describes the nonlinear interaction of quantum Langmuir waves (QLWs) and quantum ion-acoustic waves (QIAWs) is revisited by considering their solution as a superposition of three interacting wave modes in Fourier space. Previous results in the literature are modified and rectified. Periodic, chaotic as well as hyperchaotic behaviors of the Fourier-mode amplitudes are identified by the analysis of Lyapunov exponent spectra and the power spectrum. The periodic route to chaos is explained through an one-parameter bifurcation analysis. The system is shown to be destabilized via a supercritical Hopf-bifurcation. The adiabatic limits of the fully spatio-temporal and reduced systems are compared from the viewpoint of integrability properties.

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@article{arxiv.1002.3300,
  title  = {Temporal dynamics in the one-dimensional quantum Zakharov equations for plasmas},
  author = {A. P. Misra and S. Banerjee and F. Haas and P. K. Shukla and L. P. G. Assis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.3300},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

7 pages, 8 figures. Physics of Plasmas, in press (2010)