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تسجيل مستخدم جديدEffect of superthermality on nonlinear electrostatic modes in plasmas
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The nonlinear propagation of electron-acoustic solitary structures is investigated in a plasma containing kappa-distributed (superthermal) electrons. Different types of localized structures are shown to exist. The occurrence of modulational instability is investigated.
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