Differential Equation For Alfven Ion Cyclotron Waves In Finite Length Plasma

Download or read book Differential Equation for Alfven Ion Cyclotron Waves in Finite-length Plasma written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One finds the fourth-order differential equation describing an Alfven-ion-cyclotron wave propagating along a magnetic field of varying intensity. The equation is self-adjoint and possesses non-trivial turning points. The final form of the equation is checked using MACSYMA, a system for performing algebra on a computer.