Physics of Shock Waves in Gases and Plasmas

1. Introduction to the Theory of Gasdynamic Shock Waves.- 1.1 Equations of Motion.- 1.2 Kinetic Theory and Gasdynamic Equations.- 1.3 Limits of Applicability of the Gasdynamic Equations in Studying Shock-Wave Structure.- 1.4 Linear and Nonlinear Waves.- 1.5 Origins of Discontinuities.- 1.6 Discontinuities and Shocks.- 1.7 Criteria of Stability and Evolutionarity of Discontinuities.- 1.8 Structures of Gasdynamic Shock Waves.- 1.9 Detonation and Deflagration.- 2. Gas Shock Ionization and Shock-Wave Structures in Plasmas.- 2.1 Shock Structures in a Completely Ionized Plasma.- 2.2 Shock Structure in a Plasma with Ionization.- 2.3 Structure of an Ionizing Shock Wave.- 2.4 Effects of Plasma Flow Nonunidimensionality in Ionizing Shock Waves.- 3. Magnetohydrodynamic Shock Waves in Plasmas.- 3.1 Basic Equations.- 3.2 Magnetohydrodynamic Waves.- 3.3 Discontinuities and Shock Waves in Magnetohydrodynamics.- 3.4 Structures of Transverse Shocks.- 3.5 Structures of Switch-On Shock Waves.- 4. Ionizing Shock Waves in Magnetic Fields: Structures and Stability.- 4.1 Classification and the Problem of Boundary Conditions.- 4.2 Shock Structures and Additional Boundary Conditions.- 4.3 Transverse Ionizing Shock Waves.- 4.4 Normal Ionizing Shock Waves.- 4.5 Switch-Off Ionizing Shock Waves.- 5. Dynamics of Shock Waves in Magnetic Fields.- 5.1 Electromagnetic Shock Tubes.- 5.2 Piston Problem.- 5.3 Dynamics of Transverse Shocks in Magnetized Plasma.- 5.4 Evolution of the Initial Ionizing Discontinuity in the Transverse Magnetic Field.- 5.5 Shaping the Structure of the Normal Ionizing Shock.- References.