Dispersion relation of an electromagnetic wave in unmagnetized cold plasma

2008/09/12 by Kushal Shah, Shah, Kushal
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #physics.plasm-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0809.2141

arxiv created 2008/09/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

The dispersion relation of an electromagnetic wave in an unmagnetized neutral plasma is well known to be w²=wp²+(ck)². A modified dispersion relation is presented taking into account the ion restoring force in the transverse direction.

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