Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves

<p>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.</p>