Abstract
It is shown that wave conversion between fast and slow magnetosonic waves in the zone where the sound and Alfvén velocities coincide has a smoothing effect; unless the coming fast wave transfers entirely to a slow one, or vice versa, any incoming shock will emerge as two continuous waves. This is due to averaging between the Fourier modes of the outgoing waves.
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