title: Decompressive (cooling rarefaction) shock in optically thin radiative plasma.
abstract: It is shown that the decompressive shock, i.e., a shock where the pressure behind the front is smaller than the pressure ahead of it, is possible in a radiative plasma; this is in contrast to the situation in classic gas dynamics. An example of a steady state decompressive shock wave for a simple, but realistic model for radiative losses is presented. It is shown that it satisfies the Landau stability criteria.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM, 70-543, CU, 04510, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Morozov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pekker