%0 Journal Article %A Swarniv Chandra and Basudev Ghosh %D 2012 %J International Journal of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 70, 2012 %T Nonlinear Solitary Structures of Electron Plasma Waves in a Finite Temperature Quantum Plasma %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/12229 %V 70 %X Nonlinear solitary structures of electron plasma waves have been investigated by using nonlinear quantum fluid equations for electrons with an arbitrary temperature. It is shown that the electron degeneracy parameter has significant effects on the linear and nonlinear properties of electron plasma waves. Depending on its value both compressive and rarefactive solitons can be excited in the model plasma under consideration. %P 1425 - 1428