Self-similar solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for a completely ionized hydrogen plasma (the plane piston problem)

The self-similar motion of a completely ionized hydrogen plasma is considered in the two-temperature hydrodynamic approximation, i.e., we consider the plane piston problem and the problem on energy release at a fixed wall. Results obtained by numerical integration of the relevant system of ordinary differential equations are quoted.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 34–39, May–June, 1969.