Propagation of Electron Acoustic Soliton, Periodic and Shock Waves in Dissipative Plasma with a q-Nonextensive Electron Velocity Distribution

• Published in: Communications in theoretical physics Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 529 - 536
• Main Authors: El-Hanbaly, A.M., El-Shewy, E.K., Elgarayhi, A., Kassem, A.I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chinese Physical Society and IOP Publishing 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Bifurcations; electron-acoustic solitary and shock waves; Hot electrons; Inertial confinement fusion; Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers (KP-Burgers) equation; Mathematical analysis; Perturbation methods; Plasma (physics); reductive perturbation method; Shock waves; Solitons; Space plasmas; Traveling waves; Wave propagation
• ISSN: 0253-6102; 1572-9494
• DOI: 10.1088/0253-6102/64/5/529

The nonlinear properties of small amplitude electron-acoustic (EA) solitary and shock waves in a homogeneous system of unmagnetized collisionless plasma with nonextensive distribution for hot electrons have been investigated. A reductive perturbation method used to obtain the Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers equation. Bifurcation analysis has been discussed for non-dissipative system in the absence of Burgers term and reveals different classes of the traveling wave solutions. The obtained solutions are related to periodic and soliton waves and their behavior are shown graphically. In the presence of the Burgers term, the EXP-function method is used to solve the Kadomstev-Petviashvili-Burgers equation and the obtained solution is related to shock wave. The obtained results may be helpful in better conception of waves propagation in various space plasma environments as well as in inertial confinement fusion laboratory plasmas.