Shock Waves in Radiation-Magneto-Gas Dynamics

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Abstract
The general Rankine‐Hugoniot relations for a normal shock wave in radiation‐magneto‐gas dynamics are investigated. These relations differ considerably from those without radiation effects, particularly for the case that the gas is initially so hot that the radiation pressure is not negligible. For a given strength of the shock wave, the temperature jump across the shock with radiation effect is much smaller than that without radiation effect. Various limiting cases are discussed. In certain cases, the results may be expressed in terms of an effective ratio of specific heats and an effective gas pressure. A general method of solution by successive approximations is given and some numerical results are obtained.

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