Observations of shock acceleration processes in the solar wind

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Bow Waves, Flow Velocity, Plasma Acceleration, Shock Wave Propagation, Solar Wind, Boundary Value Problems, Distribution Functions, Electric Fields, Energy Spectra, Magnetic Fields, Spatial Distribution

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Substantial evidence was accumulated over more than two decades that ion acceleration occurs at all collisionless shocks sampled directly in the solar system. The various shock waves in the heliosphere and the associated energetic particle phenomena are shown schematically. Three shocks have attracted considerable attention in recent years: corotating shocks due to the interaction of fast and slow solar wind streams during solar minimum, travelling interplanetary shocks due to coronal mass ejections, and planetary bow shocks. The signatures of these shocks and of their energetic particles are briefly reviewed. The most prominent theoretical models for shock acceleration are also reviewed. Recent observations at the earth's bow shock and at quasi-parallel interplanetary shocks are discussed in detail.

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