Nonlinear pulsations in self-gravitating multi-species viscoelastic dusty plasmas

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Authors: Himangshu Kalita, Karabi Devi, Apratim Nag, Pralay Kumar Karmakar
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Abstract

We present a theoretical model to investigate the nonlinear behavior of gravito-electrostatic fluctuations in an unmagnetized self-gravitating visco-elastic dusty plasma of infinite extension. It is composed of five distinct species: nonthermal lighter (inertialess) components–electrons, positive ions, and negative ions–and thermal heavier (inertial) components–neutral and charged dust grains. Applying nonlinear normal mode analysis, we derive a unique pair of extended Korteweg–de Vries–Burgers (KdV–B) equations that describe the hybridized dynamics of coupled gravito-electrostatic potential fluctuations. A judicious numerical platform is constructed to understand the exact nature of the fluctuation dynamics. It is reviewed that the KdV-B system manifests as electrostatic narrow solitary spectral patterns and the corresponding self-gravitational broad counterparts. The steady-state nature of the fluctuation dynamics is found to be sensitively dependent on diverse plasma parameters. Astronomical applicability of the investigated results in light of current observational missions is finally outlined.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Publication details

Journal / source
Discover Space.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
130
Issue
1
Publication date
7 April 2026
Language
EN