Abstract
An exact solitary Alfvén wave is found using kinetic theory. The wave has a long structure in the direction of an ambient magnetic field and a short structure with a size comparable to an ion gyroradius in the perpendicular direction. It propagates in a direction oblique to the ambient magnetic field.
- Received 26 May 1976
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.37.690
©1976 American Physical Society
