Abstract:
A new approach is proposed for constructing and analyzing piecewise smooth exact solutions of the system of quasilinear hyperbolic equations that models the simplest electron oscillations in a plasma slab. A necessary and sufficient condition for their existence and uniqueness is established. An approximate numerical–analytical solution method is constructed for smooth initial data.
Key words:electron oscillations, plasma slab, axial solution, exact analytical solution, numerical-ana-lytical method, system of quasilinear hyperbolic equations.