ISSN:
1573-8620
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract The propagation of waves in an absorptive medium is accompanied by unidirectional motion of this medium — a flow which develops due to the fact that the wave loses a portion of its momentum along with energy loss. It is this loss which is compensated by the flow by virtue of the momentum-conservation law. In a conducting medium the momentum losses via the waves are associated not only with the viscosity and thermal conductivity but also with the Joule-heat losses. Moreover, the magnetic field itself also affects the configuration and character of the flow in this case.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00850836
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