Three-wave interactions of dispersive plasma waves propagating parallel to the magnetic field
Abstract
Three-wave interactions of plasma waves propagating parallel to the mean magnetic field at frequencies below the electron cyclotron frequency are considered. We consider Alfv\'en--ion-cyclotron waves, fast-magnetosonic--whistler waves, and ion-sound waves. Especially the weakly turbulent low-beta plasmas like the solar corona are studied, using the cold-plasma dispersion relation for the transverse waves and the fluid-description of the warm plasma for the longitudinal waves. We analyse the resonance conditions for the wave frequencies and wavenumbers , and the interaction rates of the waves for all possible combinations of the three wave modes, and list those reactions that are not forbidden.
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@article{arxiv.0810.5059,
title = {Three-wave interactions of dispersive plasma waves propagating parallel to the magnetic field},
author = {F. Spanier and R. Vainio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.5059},
year = {2012}
}
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accepted for publication in Advanced Science Letters