Abstract
By use of the approximate method of Whitham (1958), the propagation of magnetogasdynamic spherical shock waves is considered for adiabatic and isothermal flows in a decreasing density medium. The effect of initial magnetic fields on the shock velocity is discussed; and a comparison made between adiabatic and isothermal cases.
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Sharan, V. Propagation of spherical shock waves in non-homogeneous medium with idealized magnetic field. Astrophys Space Sci 104, 189–197 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650294
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650294