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Numerical simulations are presented of stationary magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) bow shock flows around perfectly conducting rigid spheres. When the upstream magnetic field is strong, several consecutive interacting shock fronts of different MHD shock type are needed to channel the flow around the obstacle. This new bow shock flow topology contains non-classical (overcompressive) intermediate shock segments. This seems to be the first confirmation in 3D of recent theoretical results on the admissibility of intermediate shocks for MHD flows with small dissipation.
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De Sterck, H., Poedts, S. (2001). Intermediate Shocks in 3D MHD Bow Shock Flows. In: Toro, E.F. (eds) Godunov Methods. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0663-8_26
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