The higher-order nonlinearity and parametric effects on dust-ion-acoustic shock waves

Abstract

Abstract In the case of obliquely propagated small-amplitude shock waves, in this study, we investigate the impacts of higher-order nonlinearity as well as various parameters (such as dust concentrations, viscosity, trapping parameters, etc) on the shock wave structures. The considered magnetized plasma system consists of three components, such as inertial positive ions (mobile), trapped electrons, and immobile negatively charged dust particles. The modified Burgers equation with a dominating dissipative term (in which the viscous effect is significant) is derived initially to examine the lower-order nonlinear and dissipative effects, and then, to the best of our knowledge, the modified Burgers-type linear inhomogeneous equation is derived for the first time to observe the higher-order nonlinear effects on shock waves while the plasma contains trapped electrons. The reductive perturbation method is used for the derivation of the equations, whereas the Abel’s theorem and the method of variation of parameters are used for adding the higher-order effect. From the theoretical investigation, we observe that the higher-order nonlinearity has an increasing effect on the shock amplitude. Furthermore, the viscosity and dust concentration increase the shock width and the phase speed, respectively.