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The question of the existence of a steady-state shock front of a fast magnetosonic wave propagating across the magnetic field against the background of turbulent Alfvén waves is considered. It is shown that the steady-state shock front can form as a result of energy transfer from the turbulent Alfvén wave to the fast magnetosonic wave.
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Translated from Fizika Plazmy, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2002, pp. 208–214.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Zemskov.
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Zemskov, V.R. Formation of a steady-state shock front of a fast magnetosonic wave in a turbulent plasma. Plasma Phys. Rep. 28, 183–189 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1458984
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