Plasma in the Heliosphere

Selected Publications:

• Asymptotic Theory of Nonlinear Landau Damping and Particle Trapping in Waves of Finite Amplitude, M. V. Medvedev, P. H. Diamond, M. N. Rosenbluth, and V. I. Shevchenko, Physical Review Letters, 81, 5824, 1998. Abstract, with link to full article.

• Dissipative Dynamics of Collisionless Nonlinear Alfven Wave Trains, M. V. Medvedev, P. H. Diamond, V. I. Shevchenko, and V. L. Galinsky, Physical Review Letters, 78, 4934, 1997. Abstract, with link to full article.

• Fluid Models for Kinetic Effects on Coherent Nonlinear Alfven Waves, II. Numerical Solutions, M. V. Medvedev, V. I. Shevchenko. P. H. Diamond, and V. L. Galinsky, Phys. Plasmas, 4, 1257, 1997. Abstract, with link to full article.

• Fluid Models for Kinetic Effects on Coherent Nonlinear Alfven Waves, M. V. Medvedev and P. H. Diamond, Phys. Plasmas, 3, 863, 1996. Abstract, with link to full article.

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