Signature of conservation laws and solitary wave solution with different dynamics in Thomas–Fermi plasma: Lie theory

Abstract

We propose a Lie group method to discuss the modified KP equation appearing in Thomas–Fermi (TM) plasma, characterised by cold and hot electrons. The Lie method facilitates the identification of similarity reductions, infinitesimal symmetries, group-invariant solutions, and novel analytical solutions for nonlinear models. The similarity reduction method is carried out to transform the nonlinear partial differential equations (NLPDE) into the nonlinear ordinary differential equations (NLODE). This study focuses on solitary wave profiles due to their usefulness in various engineering applications, including monitoring public transportation systems, managing coastlines, and mitigating disaster risks. It also addresses the conservation laws associated with the modified KP equation. The generalised auxiliary equation (GAEM) scheme is used to compute the new solitary wave patterns of the modified KP equation, which explains the dynamics of nonlinear waves in Thomas–Fermi plasma. The idea of nonlinear self-adjointness is used to compute the conservation laws of the examined model. The graphical behaviour of some solutions is represented by adjusting the suitable value of the parameters involved.

Keywords

• Lie theory
• Modified KP equation
• Generalised auxiliary equation method
• Solitary wave solutions
• Conservation laws