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Resonant absorption of fast magnetoacoustic (FMA) waves in an inhomogeneous, weakly dissipative, one-dimensional planar, strongly anisotropic and dispersive plasma is investigated. The magnetic configuration consists of an inhomogeneous…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-06-17 C. T. M. Clack , I. Ballai , M. Douglas

Context. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. In magnetic waveguides resonant absorption due to plasma inhomogeneity naturally transfers wave energy from large-scale motions to small-scale motions. In the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Soler , J. Andries , M. Goossens

In weakly nonlinear dispersive wave systems, long-time dynamics are typically governed by time resonances, where wave phases evolve coherently due to exact frequency matching. Recent advances in spatio-temporal spectrum measurements,…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-12-09 Michal Shavit , Fabio Pusateri , Zhou Zhang , Yulin Pan , Davide Maestrini , Miguel Onorato , Jalal Shatah

We study a class of temporal metamaterials characterized by time-varying dielectric permittivity waveforms of duration much smaller than the characteristic wave-dynamical timescale. In the analogy between spatial and temporal metamaterials,…

Optics · Physics 2022-07-13 Carlo Rizza , Giuseppe Castaldi , Vincenzo Galdi

We study recent observations of propagating fluctuations in a prominence foot with Hinode Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) high-resolution observations in Ca~II and H alpha emission which we identify as nonlinear fast magnetosnic waves. Here…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-26 Leon Ofman , Therese A. Kucera

Recent in-situ observations and numerical models indicated various types of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves contributing to the solar wind acceleration. Among them is an MHD wave decomposition at distances closer than 50 $R_{\odot}$ using…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-19 Shota Chiba , Munehito Shoda , Takeshi Imamura

Using a two-fluid approach, we consider the properties of relativistically nonlinear (arbitrary $a_0$), circularly polarized \EM\ waves propagating along magnetic field in electron-ion and pair plasmas. Dispersion relations depend on how…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-15 Maxim Lyutikov

Here we study the nature and characteristics of waves propagating in partially ionised plasmas in the weakly ionised limit, typical for the lower part of the solar atmosphere. The framework in which the properties of waves are discussed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-02 A. Alharbi , I. Ballai , V. Fedun , G. Verth

Slow magnetoacoustic waves are routinely observed in astrophysical plasma systems such as the solar corona. As a slow wave propagates through a plasma, it modifies the equilibrium quantities of density, temperature, and magnetic field. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-24 T. J. Duckenfield , D. Y. Kolotkov , V. M. Nakariakov

Complex plasmas consist of microparticles embedded in a low-temperature plasma and allow investigating various effects by tracing the motion of these microparticles. Dust density waves appear in complex plasmas as self-excited acoustic…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 P. Bajaj , S. Khrapak , V. Yaroshenko , M. Schwabe

Recurrent and propagating intensity perturbations are frequently observed in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) channels along coronal fan loops above sunspots, and these perturbations are suggested to be slow magnetoacoustic waves. Numerous studies…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-26 Junwei Zhao , Tongjiang Wang , Ruizhu Chen

Solar type II radio bursts are the signature of particle acceleration by shock waves in the solar corona and interplanetary medium. The shocks originate in solar eruptions involving coronal mass ejections (CMEs) moving at super-Alfvenic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-17 Nat Gopalswamy , Pertti Mäkelä , Seiji Yashiro

Using particle-in-cell simulations of relativistic laser plasma wakes in the presence of an external magnetic field, we demonstrate that there exists a parameter window where the dynamics of the magnetized wake channel are largely…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-03-23 Andreas Bierwage , Timur Zh. Esirkepov , James K. Koga , Alexander S. Pirozhkov

A ray-theoretic phase space description of linear waves in a two-fluid (charges and neutrals) magnetized plasma is used to calculate analytic decay rates and mode transmission and conversion coefficients between fast and slow waves in two…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-12 Paul S Cally , M. M. Gomez-Miguez

Waves are thought to play a significant role in the heating of the solar atmosphere and the acceleration of the wind. Among the many types of waves observed in the Sun, the so-called p-modes with a 3 mHz frequency peak dominate the lower…

The nature of MHD waves within inhomogeneous media is fundamental to understanding and interpreting wave behavior in the solar atmosphere. We investigate fast magnetoacoustic wave behavior within gravitationally stratified, magnetically…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-06 Ryan T. Smith , James A. McLaughlin , Gert J. J. Botha

Radio signals propagating via the solar corona and solar wind are significantly affected by compressive waves, impacting properties of solar bursts as well as sources viewed through the turbulent solar atmosphere. While static fluctuations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-23 Francesco Azzollini , A. Gordon Emslie , Daniel L. Clarkson , Nicolina Chrysaphi , Eduard P. Kontar

It is well established now that the solar atmosphere, from photosphere to the corona and the solar wind is a highly structured medium. Satellite observations have confirmed the presence of steady flows. Here, we investigate the parallel…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 I. Zhelyazkov

The present paper reviews recent advances in the theory of nonlinear driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in slow and Alfven resonant layers. Simple estimations show that in the vicinity of resonant positions the amplitude of variables…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Istvan Ballai , Michael Ruderman

The propagation of compressional MHD waves is studied for an externally driven system. It is assumed that the combined action of the external sources and sinks of the entropy results in the harmonic oscillation of the entropy (and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 B. M. Shergelashvili , C. Maes , S. Poedts , T. V. Zaqarashvili