Abstract
Generalized Fourier integral (GFI) representation of geometric optics solutions for the field of dressed particles in inhomogeneous plasmas is applied to the problem of wave propagation near caustics: GFI is based on the replacement of plane waves, conventionally used in Fourier integrals for homogeneous plasmas, by a complete orthogonal set of "quasiplane" waves for the case of an inhomogeneous plasma. It is shown that the resulting integral provides a uniform asymptotic approximation to the exact solution of the wave equation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-132 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |