Abstract
When an electromagnetic wave propagating through a plasma is strong enough to drive the electrons to relativistic speeds, two nonlinear effects come into play (Akhiezer and Polovin [101], Lunow [102], Kaw and Dawson [103], Max and Perkins [104], Chian and Clemmow [105], and DeCoster [106], Kaw et al. [107])
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relativistic variation of the electron mass;
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excitation of space-charge fields by strong V × B forces driving electrons along the direction of propagation of the electromagnetic wave.
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Shivamoggi, B.K. (1988). Nonlinear Relativistic Waves. In: Introduction to Nonlinear Fluid-Plasma Waves. Mechanics of Fluids and Transport Processes, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2772-8_6
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