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Quasi-perpendicular collisionless shocks
The investigation of shock phenomena was realized by numerical simulations with a 1-D
particle-in-cell (PIC) code and comparison with Cluster observations. Two main questions
were addressed: (a) the accuracy of the Liouville mapping across the shock, and (b) the shock
reformation. Findings related to the Liouville mapping were communicated by Comisel and
Scholer (2008, 2009a, 2009b, 2011) and will be reported in an upcoming publication. Results
relevant for the shock reformation were published by Comisel et al. (2011) and
communicated by Scholer et al. (2007), as well as Scholer and Comisel (2009a, 2009b, 2010,
2011).
Liouville mapping across the shock
Shock reformation
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