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Relativistic magnetofluiddynamics is a subject of importance for astrophysics and laboratory plasma physics. In this paper some exact solutions of the full nonlinear equations of relativistic magnetofluiddynamics are studied, which correspond to simple waves. The Riemann invariants are explicitly determined for various cases of noticeable physical interest.
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Work partially supported by G.N.F.M. of C.N.R. and by M.P.I. (40%) contract No. 20120281/81 A 218142055.
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Anile, A.M., Muscato, O. Simple waves in relativistic magnetofluiddynamics. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 38, 581–587 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785996
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