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On the non-uniform propagation of weak discontinuities in magnetogasdynamics

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    Rama Shankar & Mohan Prasad

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Shankar, R., Prasad, M. On the non-uniform propagation of weak discontinuities in magnetogasdynamics. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 75, 169–174 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00250478

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