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Any periodic motion of a fluid can be decomposed by Fourier analysis into a superposition of sinusoidal oscillations with different frequencies ω and wavelengths λ. A simple wave is any one of these components. When the oscillation amplitude is small, the waveform is generally sinusoidal; and there is only one component. This is the situation we shall consider.
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Chen, F.F. (1984). Waves in Plasmas. In: Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5595-4_4
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