A note on the compression ratio in MHD shocks

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 259-274

  Kabin, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMAS; SHOCK WAVES;

COMPRESSION RATIO; PLASMA VELOCITY;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0346903209     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377801001295     Document Type: Article

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