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TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Born-Infeld electrodynamics using plasmas.
AU - Burton, D. A.
AU - Trines, R. M. G. M.
AU - Walton, Timothy
AU - Wen, H.
N1 - arXiv:1006.2246 [physics.plasm-ph]
PY - 2011/2/10
Y1 - 2011/2/10
N2 - The behaviour of large amplitude electrostatic waves in cold plasma is investigated in the context of Born–Infeld electrodynamics. Equations of motion for a relativistic electron fluid in a fixed ion background are established using an unconstrained action principle. A simple expression for the maximum electric field of 'quasi-static' electric waves in a cold Born–Infeld plasma is deduced and its properties are analysed. A lower bound on their wavelength is established and an approximation to their frequency is determined for ultrarelativistic phase velocities.
AB - The behaviour of large amplitude electrostatic waves in cold plasma is investigated in the context of Born–Infeld electrodynamics. Equations of motion for a relativistic electron fluid in a fixed ion background are established using an unconstrained action principle. A simple expression for the maximum electric field of 'quasi-static' electric waves in a cold Born–Infeld plasma is deduced and its properties are analysed. A lower bound on their wavelength is established and an approximation to their frequency is determined for ultrarelativistic phase velocities.
U2 - 10.1088/1751-8113/44/9/095501
DO - 10.1088/1751-8113/44/9/095501
M3 - Journal article
VL - 44
JO - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
JF - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
SN - 1751-8113
IS - 9
M1 - 095501
ER -