Nonlinear Electromagnetic Waves in a Degenerate Electron-Positron Plasma



Document title: Nonlinear Electromagnetic Waves in a Degenerate Electron-Positron Plasma
Journal: Brazilian journal of physics
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000388381
ISSN: 0103-9733
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Damietta University, Faculty of Science, New Damietta. Egipto
2Alexandria University, Faculty of Science, Alejandría. Egipto
Year:
Season: Ago
Volumen: 45
Number: 4
Pages: 409-418
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, analítico
English abstract Using the reductive perturbation technique (RPT), the nonlinear propagation of magnetosonic solitary waves in an ultracold, degenerate (extremely dense) electron-positron (EP) plasma (containing ultracold, degenerate electron, and positron fluids) is investigated. The set of basic equations is reduced to a Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation for the lowest-order perturbed magnetic field and to a KdV type equation for the higher-order perturbed magnetic field. The solutions of these evolution equations are obtained. For better accuracy and searching on new features, the new solutions are analyzed numerically based on compact objects (white dwarf) parameters. It is found that including the higher-order corrections results as a reduction (increment) of the fast (slow) electromagnetic wave amplitude but the wave width is increased in both cases. The ranges where the RPT can describe adequately the total magnetic field including different conditions are discussed
Disciplines: Física y astronomía
Keyword: Teoría cinética y plasmas,
Ondas solitarias,
Plasma de electrón-positrón,
Efecto relativista,
Presión degenerada,
Objetos compactos
Keyword: Physics and astronomy,
Kinetic theory and plasma,
Solitary waves,
Electron-positron plasma,
Relativistic effect,
Degenerate pressure,
Compact objects
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