Contribution of Higher-Order Nonlinearity to obliquely electron-acoustic solitary waves in a magnetized auroral zone plasma

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Abstract

Using the Viking Satellite observations data in the dayside auroral zone, a theoretical investigation is carried out for contribution of the higher-order nonlinearity to nonlinear obliquely electron-acoustic solitary waves (EASWs) in a magnetized collisionless plasma consisting of a cold electron fluid and non-thermal hot electrons obeying a non-thermal distribution, and stationary ions. A Zakharov-Kuznetsov (ZK) equation that contains the lowest-order nonlinearity and dispersion is derived from the lowest order of perturbation and a linear inhomogeneous (ZK-type) equation that accounts for the higher-order nonlinearity and dispersion is obtained. A stationary solution for equations resulting from higher-order perturbation theory has been found using the renormalization method. The effects of the external magnetic field and the obliqueness are found to significantly change the higher-order properties (viz. the amplitude, width, electric field and energy) of the EASWs. The effect of higher-order nonlinearity on the amplitude and width of the soliton are also discussed. A comparison with the Viking Satellite observations in the dayside auroral zone are taken into account.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-500
Number of pages10
JournalAstrophysics and Space Science
Volume341
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Electron Acoustic waves, Solitary Waves
  • Higher-Order Solution
  • ZK Equation
  • ZK-type equation

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