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Title: Alfven solitary waves in nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic degenerate quantum plasma

Abstract

Nonlinear circularly polarized Alfvén waves are studied in magnetized nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultrarelativistic degenerate Fermi plasmas. Using the quantum hydrodynamic model, Zakharov equations are derived and the Sagdeev potential approach is used to investigate the properties of the electromagnetic solitary structures. It is seen that the amplitude increases with the increase of electron density in the relativistic and ultrarelativistic cases but decreases in the nonrelativistic case. Both right and left handed waves are considered, and it is seen that supersonic, subsonic, and super- and sub-Alfvénic solitary structures are obtained for different polarizations and under different relativistic regimes.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Physics, GC University, Kachery Road, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
  2. Department of Physics, Forman Christian College, Ferozepur Road, Lahore 54600 (Pakistan)
  3. COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shehzad, Islamabad 44000 (Pakistan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22486423
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ALFVEN WAVES; AMPLITUDES; ELECTRON DENSITY; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; POLARIZATION; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM PLASMA; RELATIVISTIC RANGE

Citation Formats

Rehman, M. A., Qureshi, M. N. S., Shah, H. A., Masood, W., and National Centre for Physics. Alfven solitary waves in nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic degenerate quantum plasma. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4932072.
Rehman, M. A., Qureshi, M. N. S., Shah, H. A., Masood, W., & National Centre for Physics. Alfven solitary waves in nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic degenerate quantum plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932072
Rehman, M. A., Qureshi, M. N. S., Shah, H. A., Masood, W., and National Centre for Physics. 2015. "Alfven solitary waves in nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic degenerate quantum plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932072.
@article{osti_22486423,
title = {Alfven solitary waves in nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultra-relativistic degenerate quantum plasma},
author = {Rehman, M. A. and Qureshi, M. N. S. and Shah, H. A. and Masood, W. and National Centre for Physics},
abstractNote = {Nonlinear circularly polarized Alfvén waves are studied in magnetized nonrelativistic, relativistic, and ultrarelativistic degenerate Fermi plasmas. Using the quantum hydrodynamic model, Zakharov equations are derived and the Sagdeev potential approach is used to investigate the properties of the electromagnetic solitary structures. It is seen that the amplitude increases with the increase of electron density in the relativistic and ultrarelativistic cases but decreases in the nonrelativistic case. Both right and left handed waves are considered, and it is seen that supersonic, subsonic, and super- and sub-Alfvénic solitary structures are obtained for different polarizations and under different relativistic regimes.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4932072},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22486423}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 10,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}