Regular shock refraction at an oblique planar density interface in magnetohydrodynamics

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 522, Issue , 2005, Pages 179-214

  Wheatley, V ^a   Pullin, D I ^a   Samtaney, R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; FANS; FLUID MECHANICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

SHOCK REFRACTION; SHOCK VELOCITY; SLOW-MODE EXPANSION FANS; VORTICITY;

SHOCK WAVES;

FLUID MECHANICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; REFRACTION;

EID: 13644262419     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004001880     Document Type: Article

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