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Published July 1, 1961 | public
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Magnetically driven cylindrical shock waves

Abstract

Nearly every experiment on shock-wave propagation uses plane waves. Cylindrical and spherical waves are more difficult to produce, usually decay fast and do not offer any particular advantages. In magneto-fluid dynamics, however, it is possible to produce cylindrical waves easily and the axisymmetric geometry is a natural choice to study motion across magnetic field lines.

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Copyright © 1961 American Institute of Physics. Received April 6, 1961. The experiments are made possible by the Francis I. duPont Fund for Magnetohydrodynamic Research and by a fellowship of the National Science Foundation to one of us.

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