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Propagation of plane relativistic shock waves in the presence of a magnetic field

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In this paper we obtain similarity solutions for the propagation of plane relativistic shock waves in the presence of a transverse magnetic field for the medium, where the nucleon number density obeys a power law of distance from the plane of explosion. The shock surface moves with constant velocity and the total energy of the disturbance is dependent on time. The solutions are applicable only to an isothermal medium or a cold gas.

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, India

    G. Deb Ray & T. K. Chakraborty

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Deb Ray, G., Chakraborty, T.K. Propagation of plane relativistic shock waves in the presence of a magnetic field. Astrophys Space Sci 56, 119–128 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643466

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