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A J Keane¹, A Mushtaq, M S Wheatland

¹Sydney Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.

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Alfvén envelope solitons propagate through quantum plasma, forming dressed density solitons. These stable structures, confirmed by numerical simulations, are relevant to dense astrophysical plasmas.

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Area of Science:

Plasma Physics
Quantum Hydrodynamics
Astrophysical Plasmas

Background:

Alfvén waves are fundamental in magnetized plasmas.
Quantum effects become significant in dense astrophysical environments.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate Alfvén envelope soliton propagation in Fermionic quantum plasma.
Derive and solve governing equations for these solitons.
Analyze the structure and stability of solitons.

Main Methods:

Derived coupled Zakharov-type equations from Hall magnetohydrodynamics with quantum corrections.
Numerically solved equations for time-independent and time-dependent cases.
Analyzed soliton profiles and propagation characteristics.

Main Results:

Identified dressed density solitons with Gaussian peaks and sinusoidal variations.
Confirmed the stability and profile retention of solitons during propagation.
Provided mathematical explanations for observed soliton behavior.

Conclusions:

Fermionic quantum plasma supports stable Alfvén envelope solitons.
These solitons exhibit unique density variation patterns.
The findings have implications for understanding dense astrophysical plasmas, such as white dwarf interiors.