Effect of Space Fractional Parameter on Nonlinear Ion Acoustic Shock Wave Excitation in an Unmagnetized Relativistic Plasma

In this work, the model equation with space fractional-order (FO) is used to investigate the nonlinear ion acoustic shock wave excitations (NIASWEs) in an unmagnetized collisionless weakly relativistic plasma having inertial relativistic ions fluid with viscous effects, inertial-less non-thermal electrons and inertial-less Boltzmann positrons. To do it, the Korteweg-de Vries Burgers equation (KdVBE) is derived from the considered fluid model equations by implementing the standard reductive perturbation method. Accordingly, such equation is converted to space fractional KdVBE via Agrawal’s variational principle with the help of the beta fractional derivative and its properties. The exact analytical solutions of KdVBE with space FO are determined via the modified Kudryashov method. The influence of space fractional and other related plasma parameters on NIASWEs are investigated. The outcomes would be useful to understand the nature of shocks with the presence of non-local or local space in many astrophysical and space environments (especially in the relativistic wind of pulsar magnetosphere, polar regions of neutron stars, etc.) and further laboratory verification.