Contrary to the usual belief that MHD intermediate shocks are extraneous, we show in this
paper by numerical solutions of resistive MHD equations that at least some of the
intermediate shocks are admissible and can be formed through nonlinear steepening from a …

Contrary to the usual belief that MHD intermediate shocks are extraneous, we have recently
shown by numerical solutions of dissipative MHD equations that intermediate shocks are
admissible and can be formed through nonlinear steepening from a continuous wave. In this …

Within the hydromagnetic approximation, the effects of resistive, viscous, and thermal
conduction dissipation on the structure of shock waves is studied. A Perturbation analysis
about the upstream and downstream stationary points is developed, which, when coupled …

The effects of dissipation on rotational discontinuities have been studied as an initial‐value
problem. Starting with a rotational discontinuity, we apply resistivity and viscosity and follow
the resulting evolution of the system by numerically integrating in time the viscous, resistive …

Contrary to the usual belief that MHD intermediate shocks are extraneous, we have recently
shown by numerical solutions of dissipative MHD equations that intermediate shocks are
admissible and can be formed through nonlinear wave steepening from continuous waves …

An interplanetary intermediate shock is identified from the bulk velocity, number density, and
temperature of the solar wind protons and the three components of the interplanetary
magnetic field observed by Voyager 1 on May 1 (day 122), 1980, when the spacecraft was at …

An overview is presented of the resistive steady state structure of intermediate MHD shocks,
ie, shocks that effect a transition from super‐alfvénic to sub‐alfvénic flow. The results are
presented in terms of magnetic hodograms in which the two components of the magnetic …

6396 LETTERS relatively steady behavior. We have avoided the vector quantities V and B
because they are subject to persistent fluctuations. These fluctuations are likely to be
associated with Alfv• n waves [Belcher et al., 1969; Unti and Neugebauer, 1968]. However, a …

Results are presented of a series of systematic observations on the effects of density,
magnetic field and driving current on the characteristics of a hydromagnetic ionizing front
propagated in several light gases. Over the range where existing theory applies these …