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On MHD intermediate shocks
Author(s) -
Wu C. C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl014i006p00668
Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamics , physics , shock (circulatory) , resistive touchscreen , nonlinear system , shock wave , mechanics , magnetic field , magnetic reconnection , classical mechanics , computer science , quantum mechanics , medicine , computer vision
Contrary to the usual belief that MHD intermediate shocks are extraneous, we show in this paper by numerical solutions of resistive MHD equations that at least some of the intermediate shocks are admissible and can be formed through nonlinear steepening from a continuous wave. The result is of importance not only to the MHD shock theory but also to studies such as magnetic field reconnection models.