Chaos, Multistability, and Stochastic Dynamics in Mach-Dependent Ion-Acoustic Waves
We present a dynamical systems analysis of ion-acoustic waves in a forced plasma system, focusing on chaos, multistability, and stochastic sensitivity as functions of the Mach number. Both deterministic and stochastic versions of a reduced third-order nonlinear oscillator are studied in the subsonic, sonic, and superso...