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AB - We investigate the effect of the drift velocity of lighter ions on shock waves in an un- 1 2 3 4 Sijo S, Anu V , Neethu TW, Manesh M, G magnetized multi-component plasma. Solar origin hot electrons and lighter ions, positively 5 6 Sreekala, Venugopal C and negatively charged heavier ions and cometary origin colder electrons form the multi- Department of Physics, St. Berchman’s College, Changanassery, component plasma. Using the reductive perturbation technique, we have derived the KdVB India (Korteweg-deVries-Burgers) equation and its shock wave solution is plotted for different 2-6 School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi plasma parameters relevant to comet Halley. We find that the strength of the shock profile University, India decreases with increasing drift velocities of the lighter ions and kappa indices of the two components of electrons. On the other hand, the amplitude of the shock increases with Correspondence: Venugopal C, School of Pure and Applied increasing kinematic viscosities and densities of the lighter ions. Also, different coefficients Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, of the KdVB equation are strongly affected by the drift velocities of the lighter ions. Email cvgmgphys@yahoo.co.in Keywords: electrons of solar and cometary origin, kappa distribution 
TI - Effect of ion drift on shock waves in an un-magnetized multi-ion plasma
JF - Open Access Journal of Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
DO - 10.15406/oajmtp.2018.01.00031
DA - 2018-09-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/effect-of-ion-drift-on-shock-waves-in-an-un-magnetized-multi-ion-xH44BzUs0b
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