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Similarity solutions for the propagation of plane relativistic shock waves in a slowly moving medium, where the nucleon number density obeys an exponential law ofx/t, is obtained in this paper. The shock surface moves with constant velocity and the total energy of the disturbance is dependent on time. The solutions are applicable only to an isothermal medium.
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Chakraborty, T.K. Propagation of plane relativistic shock waves in a slowly moving medium. Astrophys Space Sci 68, 469–474 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00639711
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