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Magnetohydrodynamic shock waves in a gas mixture

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The properties of the non-relativistic propagation of a plane shock wave in a gas mixture of charged particles in the presence of an external uniform magnetic field, oriented in a direction transverse to the direction of propagation, are studied. Expressions for the pressure, density and velocity ratios are obtained. It is shown that the presence of a transverse magnetic field narrows down the range of values of the density ratio.

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  1. K. P. Chopra

    Present address: Aerodynamics Laboratory, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Freeport, N.Y.

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  1. Engineering Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    K. P. Chopra & I. J. Singh

  2. Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, India

    K. P. Chopra & I. J. Singh

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Chopra, K.P., Singh, I.J. Magnetohydrodynamic shock waves in a gas mixture. Z. Physik 160, 431–437 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322106

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