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The effect of charged dust particles on the structure of the plasma precursor of a strong shock wave is studied. The conditions of formation of a weak discontinuity front are obtained. It is shown that resonant modes can occur in which the concentration of dust particles in the neighborhood of the front increases. In the case of positively charged particles of dust, the formation of a localized compaction region in the form of a soliton “bunch” is possible and the dependence of the amplitude of the soliton on shock‐wave velocity is nonmonotonic. In the case of negatively charged particles of dust, a rarefaction wave is formed. The indicated phenomena can substantially affect the concentration of the neutral component in a slightly ionized plasma.
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Pavlov, V.A. Dust‐ion‐acoustic precursor of a shock wave. Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics 43, 249–255 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014701609306
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