Wave propagation in an unbounded, magnetoactive, one-component plasma is considered with the help of modified Burgers equations. The pressure is assumed to be anisotropic and the effect of collisions on the wave propagation is examined. New modes of propagation have been reported in which the magnetic field and pressure anisotropy play an important role, while the electrostatic forces are comparatively less important. For the collisionless case, under certain conditions, new resonances appear in the transverse wave propagation, the resonant frequency being dependent upon the anisotropy parameter β. Cases have been pointed out where spatial instabilities may occur for certain values of β and the collision frequencies. It is further shown that the collisions may also offset the velocity–space instabilities which occur in a plasma with anisotropic pressure.
On the Description of Transverse Wave Propagation Along Thin Magnetic Flux Tubes
