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MHD/Shocks: MHD Wave Case Studies

This module allows you to specify the set of plasma conditions and the direction of propagation, and then to calculate the values of the phase and group velocities.

Magnetic field strength:
Number density:
Electron γ:
Electron temperature:
Ion γ:
Ion temperature:
Ion mass:
θBk:
Phase velocity
Alfvén speed:
Sound speed:
Slow wave:
Intermediate wave:
Fast wave:
Group velocity
Slow wave:
Along B:
Perpendicular to B:
Intermediate wave:
Along B:
Perpendicular to B:
Fast wave:
Along B:
Perpendicular to B: