Dynamical properties of nonlinear ion-acoustic waves based on the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a multi-pair nonextensive plasma

Abstract

Abstract Dynamical properties of nonlinear ion-acoustic waves (IAWs) in multi-pair plasmas (MPPs) constituting adiabatic ion fluids of positive and negative charges, and q-nonextensive electrons and positrons are examined. The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is considered to study the dynamics of IAWs in a nonextensive MPP system. Bifurcation of the dynamical system obtained from the NLSE shows that the system supports various wave forms such as, nonlinear periodic wave, kink and anti-kink waves in different ranges of q. The analytical solutions for ion-acoustic nonlinear periodic wave, kink and anti-kink waves are obtained. The impacts of system parameters such as, nonextensive parameter (q), mass ratio of negative and positive ions (μ 1), number density ratio of positive and negative ions (μ 2), number density ratio of positrons and negative ions (μ p), temperature ratio of positive ions and electrons (σ 2) and temperature ratio of electrons and positrons (δ) on IAW solutions are bestowed. The results of this study are applicable to understand different dynamical behaviors of nonlinear IAWs found in the Earth’s ionosphere, such as, D-region [H+, O 2 − ${\mathrm{O}}_{2}^{-}$ ] and F-region [H+, H−] and multipair plasma system laboratory [C+, C−].