Abstract
Magnetogasdynamic shock waves propagating in a medium of increasing density are discussed. The shock travels in a dense atmosphere. We have used the Runge-Kutta method to obtain a numerical solution of the problem. The distribution of flow variables behind the shock are shown by graphs.
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Srivastava, R.C., Leutloff, D., Vishwakarma, J.P. et al. Propagation of spherical magnetogasdynamic shock waves. Astrophys Space Sci 122, 33–40 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654378
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654378