On the existence and stability of intermediate shocks

Details On the existence and stability of intermediate shocks On the existence and stability of intermediate shocks

Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989plap.work..381c&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of an International School and Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics, Volume 1 p 381-384 (SEE N89-24910 18-75)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Magnetohydrodynamics, Rankine-Hugoniot Relation, Shock Waves, Shock Wave Propagation, Space Plasmas

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The question of the existence of intermediate shock waves is examined. It is pointed out that the MHD Rankine-Hugoniot conditions allow up to four types of intermediate shock discontinuity and that one of these is evolutionary. Numerical simulations, analyses of spacecraft data, and theoretical arguments suggest that intermediate shocks can form and be stable. Intermediate discontinuities are classified graphically and the preshock conditions under which they can exist are elucidated. No definitive conclusion is reached concerning the physical reality of intermediate shocks.

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