Higher-Order Corrections to Earths Ionosphere Shocks

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Abstract

Nonlinear shock wave structures in unmagnetized collisionless viscous plasmas composed fluid of positive (negative) ions and nonthermally electron distribution are examined. For ion shock formation, a reductive perturbation technique applied to derive Burgers equation for lowest-order potential. As the shock amplitude decreasing or enlarging, its steepness and velocity deviate from Burger equation. Burgers type equation with higher order dissipation must be obtained to avoid this deviation. Solution for the compined two equations has been derived using renormalization analysis. Effects of higher-order, positive- negative mass ratio Q, electron nonthermal parameter δ and kinematic viscosities coefficient of positive (negative) ions η1 and η2 on the electrostatic shocks in Earth's ionosphere are also argued.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)90-96
Number of pages7
JournalCommunications in Theoretical Physics
Volume67
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

  • Burger type equation
  • Burgers equation
  • higher-order dissipation
  • ion shock waves
  • nonthermal electrons
  • renormalization method

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