In this paper, we have investigated the nonlinear propagating coupled Kinetic Alfven-acoustic waves in a low beta degenerate quantum plasma in the presence of trapped Fermi electrons using the quantum hydrodynamic (QHD) model. By using the two potential theory and the Sagdeev potential approach, we have investigated the formation of solitary structures for coupled kinetic Alfven-acoustic waves in the presence of quantum mechanically trapped electrons. We have shown that there are regions of propagation and non-propagation for such solitary structures. We have also highlighted the differences between the classical and quantum mechanically trapped electrons. Interestingly, it has been found that the nature of the nonlinearity for the quantum mechanically trapped electrons is different from its classical counterpart. The results presented here may have applications in white dwarf asteroseismology as well as next generation laserplasma experiments where low beta plasma condition is met.
In this paper, linear and nonlinear coupling of kinetic Alfven and acoustic waves has been studied in a dusty plasma in the presence of trapping and self-gravitation effects. In this regard, we have derived the linear dispersion relations for positively and negatively coupled dust kinetic Alfven-acoustic waves. Stability analysis of the coupled dust kinetic Alfven-acoustic wave has also been presented. The formation of solitary structures has been investigated following the Sagdeev potential approach by using the two-potential theory. Numerical results show that the solitary structures can be obtained only for sub-Alfvenic regimes in the scenario of space plasmas.
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