EFFECT OF A TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE ESCAPE SPEED OF A CONDUCTING FLUID.

Abstract

The purpose of this note was to point out two things: (1) for a given initial ratio of the magnetic pressure to the hydrodynamic pressure in the conducting fluid, the escape speed is not uniquely defined, but depends on the magnetic pressure in the vacuum into which the fluid is expanding; and (2) the integrals appearing in the generalized Riemann invariants can be evaluated analytically.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1960
Accession Number
AD0616500

Entities

People

  • Carl Greifinger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Integrals
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics