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Refraction of hydromagnetic Shocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

A. R. Bestman
A. R. Bestman
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
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Abstract

In this paper we have studied the refraction of a hydromagnetic shock wave in an aligned field, when it encounters an interface between two streams of gases at different mach and Alfvén numbers. The hodograph mapping technique is employed in all the discussions. Both regular and irregular refractions are considered for the fast and slow shocks, but in the case of the fast shock, the discussions have been restricted to the first type. A brief account of the refraction of transverse shocks is also given. A detailed discussion is not necessary because of the similarity between this problem and that of the type 1 fast shock.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , October 1977 , pp. 189 - 208
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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