Modification of the Rankine-Hugoniot relations for shocks in space
Modification of the Rankine-Hugoniot relations for shocks in space
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DOI:
10.1029/ja077i028p05455
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发表时间:
1972-10
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通讯作者:
J. Chao;B. Goldstein
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作者:
J. Chao;B. Goldstein
The Rankine-Hugoniot (R-H) equations for hydromagnetic shocks are extended to take into consideration the energy flux and momentum flux due to waves and/or turbulence and/or heat flow in the vicinity of shocks. Eighteen shocks observed in space were analyzed. It is found that, in order to satisfy the R-H relations with the values of measured parameters in space, waves and/or turbulence and/or heat flow are needed for the shocks with a Mach number of >2, and no waves and/or turbulence are needed to satisfy the R-H equations for the shocks with a Mach number of <2. A discussion of the waves, turbulence, and heat flow is given. Fluctuations may considerably affect the time-averaged R-H relations. A method is used to obtain the thermal anisotropies when Alfven waves are present in the vicinity of the shocks. For the preshock of August 30, 1967, observed by Mariner 5, we estimated that the anisotropy parameters should be 0.6 ± 0.2.