Double-Layer Forward Shocks in a Magnetohydrodynamic Fluid
- 6 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 40 (10) , 652-656
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.40.652
Abstract
We have observed forward-facing slow wave shocks created by an obstacle in a magnetohydrodynamic flow in runs on a magnetohydrodynamic particle stimulation code. The shocks have a double-layer structure composed of the compressive and accompanying rarefactive slow-wave fronts.Keywords
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