A Riemann solver for the two-dimensional MHD equations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 953-957

  Aslan, Necdet ^a   Kammash, Terry ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

MHD equations; Reimann solver; Shock compression

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMAS; SHOCK WAVES; TRANSIENTS;

TWO DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EQUATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHOCK LOAD;

EID: 0031255931     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19971030)25:8<953::aid-fld597>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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