Generation of gravitational radiation in dusty plasmas and supernovae
G. Brodin*, M. Marklund1) *, P. K. Shukla1) *+
*Department of Physics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
+Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie,
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
PACS: 04.30.Db, 97.60.Bw, 98.62.En
Abstract
We present a novel nonlinear mechanism for exciting a gravitational
radiation pulse (or a gravitational wave) by dust magnetohydrodynamic (DMHD)
waves in dusty astrophysical plasmas. We derive the relevant equations
governing the dynamics of nonlinearly coupled DMHD waves and a gravitational
wave (GW). The system of equations is used to investigate the generation of
a GW by compressional Alfvén waves in a type II supernova. The growth
rate of our nonlinear process is estimated, and the results are discussed in
the context of the gravitational radiation accompanying supernova explosions.