Dust acoustic solitary waves of Kadomstev-Petviashvili (KP) equation in superthermal dusty plasma

N. S. Saini, Nimardeep Kaur, T. S. Gill

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Abstract

The characteristics of dust acoustic (DA) solitary waves in a dusty plasma system consisting of dust fluid and superthermal electrons as well as ions are investigated both analytically and numerically. The Kadomstev-Petviashvili (KP) equation is derived using reductive perturbation method. The combined effects of superthermality of electrons as well as ions and dust concentration have been analyzed on the amplitude and width of DA solitary waves. It is observed that both negative and positive potential solitary structures are formed in the given plasma system. The expression for the energy of DA solitary waves is derived. The stability analysis is also discussed for the existence of DA solitary waves. Further, it is observed that stable DA solitary waves are significantly influenced by the superthermality of electrons as well as ions, and dust concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2873-2882
Number of pages10
JournalAdvances in Space Research
Volume55
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work is supported by University Grants Commission , New Delhi, India under the major research project F. No. 41-873/2012(SR). TSG gratefully acknowledges the CSIR Grant No. 21(0880)/11/EMR-II .

FundersFunder number
University Grants Commission
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India21(0880)/11/EMR-II
University Grants Commission41-873/2012

    Keywords

    • Dust acoustic
    • Dusty plasma
    • KP equation
    • Superthermal electrons

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