Abstract
In this investigation, propagation properties of ion-acoustic shocks (IAShs) are studied in electron–ion plasma embedded with relativistic positron beam. Employing reductive perturbation technique, we have derived the Burgers’s equation. Further, by considering the higher order effects, inhomogeneous Burgers-type equation and its solution are derived. It is found that the inclusion of higher-order corrections, results in creating new type of shocks called humped IAShs. Behaviour of different types of IAShs is seen to be dependent on the ion temperature, beam density and kinematic viscosity of electrons.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 70 |
Journal | Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
SS has presented a part of this paper in two days conference on ‘Chandra’s contribution in Plasma Astrophysics on the 111th Birth Ceremony of Prof. S. Chandrasekhar held during 19–20 October 2021 in School of Physical Sciences in JNU, New Delhi. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support for this research work from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, under DST-SERB project no. CRG/2019/003988.
Keywords
- Ion-acoustic
- positron beam
- relativistic
- shocks