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Shock-wave passage through an inhomogeneous medium

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The passage of a medium-power shock wave through a condensed medium with smoothly changing density is considered (initial speed of sound is varied). The solutions obtained describe the thermodynamic parameters of the medium behind the shock-wave front.

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  1. V. I. Romanova
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 478–482, March, 1976.

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Romanova, V.I. Shock-wave passage through an inhomogeneous medium. Journal of Engineering Physics 30, 315–318 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00861366

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