Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves

Studies based on the Rankine-Hugoniot relations have classified MHO shock waves as fast, switch-on, intermediate, switch-off, and slow. Any waves found in nature must also: (a) possess steady-state structures and (b) be stable in the presence of small-flow disturbances. In this monograph, Dr. Anderson examines these criteria in relation to plane shocks for which the collision frequency is large compared with cyclotron frequency. It contains a three-dimensional graphic representation of shock end states and presents an exact solution for the shock adiabatic curve in a convenient form. An MIT Press Research Monograph.

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• Authors: Edward J. Anderson, J. Edward Anderson, J.edward Anderson
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2003
• EAN: 9780262511599
• ISBN: 978-0-262-51159-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: MIT Press Classics; Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves; The MIT Press; The MIT Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works