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Shocks in an anisotropic plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

P. D. Hudson
P. D. Hudson
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, BT7 INN, Northern Ireland
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The basic conservation equations for a perfectly conducting anisotropic plasma are used to derive curves relating physical quantities in uniform regions on either side of a shock. These curves are independent of the shock mechanism and for any specific mechanism only small segments of the curves would be allowable. Comparison is made with shocks in isotropic magnetohydrodynamics.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , June 1977 , pp. 419 - 432
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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