Features of the non-plane-polarized interaction of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) shock waves

DOI10.1023/A:1026574123923zbMath1030.76063MaRDI QIDQ5931509

Eugene A. Pushkar', Alexei A. Barmin

Publication date: 2 July 2001

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Newton's method; polarization; self-similar solution; contact discontinuity; Earth's bow shock wave; fast shock waves; plane magnetohydrodynamic shock waves; slow shock wave; solar wind

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76L05: Shock waves and blast waves in fluid mechanics

76W05: Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics

85A30: Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics