Published October 2004 | Version v1
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Cylindrical and spherical ion-acoustic shock waves in multielectron temperature collisional plasma

Creators

  • 1. Physics and Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata - 700108 (India)

Description

The properties of cylindrical and spherical ion-acoustic shock waves are examined in multielectron temperature collisional plasma. Cylindrical and spherical Korteweg-de Vries-Burger (KdVB) equations for ion-acoustic shock waves are derived taking into account the ion viscosity and the ion heat conductivity and their numerical solutions are obtained. For weak dissipation and thermal conductivity an analytical expression for the cylindrical KdVB solution is obtained. Also the effects of ion viscosity and heat conductivity on the properties of shock wave are studied

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1789158;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 4871-4874
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36052380
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COLLISIONAL PLASMA; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ION ACOUSTIC WAVES; KORTEWEG-DE VRIES EQUATION; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; ION WAVES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA; PLASMA WAVES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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