Book of Donmon Teith

Investigation of the structure of a shock wave provides an excellent opportunity for studying the dissipation processes in collision-free plasmas. The thickness

Contents: The laminar one fluid approach; The laminar two fluid approach; The piston problem; Summary of the laminar approach; Turbulence; Vacuum and gas fillin

The present book provides a contemporary systematic treatment of shock waves in high-temperature collisionless plasmas as are encountered in near Earth space an