%0 Journal Article %A Swarniv Chandra and Sibarjun Das and Agniv Chandra and Basudev Ghosh and Apratim Jash %D 2015 %J International Journal of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 101, 2015 %T Nonplanar Ion-acoustic Waves in a Relativistically Degenerate Quantum Plasma %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001759 %V 101 %X Using the quantum hydrodynamic (QHD) model the nonlinear properties of ion-acoustic waves in are lativistically degenerate quantum plasma is investigated by deriving a nonlinear Spherical Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (SKP) equation using the standard reductive perturbation method equation. It was found that the electron degeneracy parameter significantly affects the linear and nonlinear properties of ion-acoustic waves in quantum plasma. %P 305 - 311