Magnetosonic shocks in nonlinear dispersive media

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May 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980ap%26ss..69..515b&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 69, no. 2, May 1980, p. 515-519.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Magnetoacoustic Waves, Shock Wave Propagation, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Wind, Korteweg-Devries Equation, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Nonlinear Equations, Plasma Heating, Solar Magnetic Field

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When account is taken of the finite resistivity, energy equation, and generalized Ohm's law, it can be shown that the propagation of nonlinear magnetosonic waves in a warm plasma is described by a KdV-Burgers' equation. The stationary shock solutions for the latter are discussed. It is suggested that shocks may be responsible for the observed discontinuities in MHD fluctuations in the solar atmosphere.

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