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Stability of isothermal magnetohydrodynamic shock waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Nicole Bel  and
Colette Laury-Micoulaut
Nicole Bel
Affiliation:
Däpartment d'Astrophysique Fondamentale, Observatoire de Meudon, France
Colette Laury-Micoulaut
Affiliation:
Däpartment d'Astrophysique Fondamentale, Observatoire de Meudon, France
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Abstract

The stability of normal isothermal magnetohydrodynamic shock waves is studied with respect to isothermal as well as adiabatic perturbations. The problem is solved by the normal-mode analysis. The isothermal normal MHD shock appears to be stable.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 301 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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