Current responses of first and second order in a collisionless plasma. IV. Applications

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate with a few concrete examples how the general formulas given in the preceding papers I–III may be used. We consider three different background plasmas: a homogeneous static magnetized plasma, a homogeneous magnetized plasma in an oscillating electric field, and a semi-infinite homogeneous static magnetized plasma. The coupled mode equations governing resonant three-wave interaction are given in each case.