On the stability of rotational discontinuities and intermediate shocks

Details On the stability of rotational discontinuities and intermediate shocks On the stability of rotational discontinuities and intermediate shocks

Jul 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....94.8813l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, July 1, 1989, p. 8813-8825.

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Geomagnetism, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Rotating Plasmas, Space Plasmas, Discontinuity, Hodographs, Kinetic Theory, Magnetic Signatures, Shock Wave Propagation

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The stability of rotational discontinuities and intermediate shocks was examined using a hybrid simulation code. The simulation results were found to differ in many aspects from those obtained by Wu (1987, 1988) from MHD simulations. It was found that rotational discontinuities are relatively stable, and intermediate shocks are not stationary and may disintegrate into rotational discontinuities and waves. The results also indicate that the kinetic effect of particles plays an important role in the structure and stability of rotational discontinuities and intermediate shocks.

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