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Spherical shock wave propagation in self-gravitating stars

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The problem of shock wave propagation in a heat-conducting and self-gravitating medium has been studied. The shock is strong enough so that the ambient gas pressure can be neglected. The variation of velocity, density, temperature, and mass distributions behind the shock have been obtained from a numerical solution of similarity equations involved.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, S.C.P.G. College, Ballia, U.P., India

    Onkar Nath

  2. Department of Engineering, University of Manchester, England

    H. S. Takhar

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Nath, O., Takhar, H.S. Spherical shock wave propagation in self-gravitating stars. Astrophys Space Sci 178, 159–164 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00647122

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