Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Aug 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jgr....91.8975b&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 91, Aug. 1, 1986, p. 8975-8980.
Statistics
Computation
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Corotation, Heliosphere, Shock Fronts, Solar Wind, Computational Grids, Dynamic Models, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Rotating Plasmas
Scientific paper
Configurations of corotating shocks in the outer heliosphere are computed on the assumption that the shocks move at constant speeds between collisions. The basic physical process is the interaction of a forward shock with a reverse shock. The points at which this interaction takes place are determined algebraically in terms of the initial shock positions and speeds. Between the points at which the shocks interact, the shocks have the form of Archimedian spirals. Shock configurations are determined for the case of two corotating shock pairs originating at 2.5 AU and for a single shock pair at 2.5 AU. In both cases the heliosphere is divided into several distinct regions distinguished by the number of times the particles have passed through a shock. Since the shock strengths decrease when a forward shock interacts with a reverse shock, corotating shocks are expected to be weaker at larger distances from the sun.
Burlaga Leonard Francis
Klein Larry W.
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