Abstract
The kinetic model of highly non-equilibrium relativistic electron-positron plasma is used to study dynamical magnetic structures in pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). The evolution equation which describes a propagation of a long-wavelength magnetosonic type perturbation of small but finite amplitude is derived. The wavelength is assumed to be longer than the scattering length of the background positrons and electrons. The rates of scattering of electrons and positrons by the stochastic magnetic field fluctuations are distinguished but the difference is supposed to be small compared with the gyrofrequencies of particles. The phase velocity, the dissipation rate and the dispersion length of the magnetic pulse are studied as the functions of plasma parameters and the scattering rates of electrons and positrons. The model being confronted to observations can help to determine the pulsar wind composition, particle distribution and non-thermal pressure in PWNe.
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