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An exact solitary Alfv\'en 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.
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Hasegawa et al. (1976) studied this question.
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