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Effects of Dust Size Distribution on Shock Waves in Dusty Plasma With Nonextensive Electron

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This study delves into the effects of dust size distribution on the properties of shock waves in a dusty plasma, where electrons follow a nonextensive distribution. Employing the reductive perturbation method, the research explores the influence of dust size distribution, modeled by polynomial and power law distributions, on shock wave characteristics such as amplitude, width, and phase velocity. The results reveal that the phase velocity and width of a shock wave considering the dust size distribution are larger than those of the dusty plasma with the averaged dust size. However, the amplitude of a shock wave considering the dust size distribution is smaller than that of the dusty plasma with the averaged dust size. These findings are pivotal for grasping the behavior of shock waves in diverse astrophysical and space plasma contexts where dust particles present a multitude of sizes.

Source: Contributions to Plasma Physics

DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.70008

Authors: Bo Liu, Heng Zhang, Wenshan Duan

Institutions: Northwest A&F University, Northwest Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Award: G3250475508