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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 2, pp. 95–99, March–April, 1988.
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Pavlov, V.A. Evolution of an intense spherical shock wave in an inhomogeneous atmosphere. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 29, 248–252 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00908590
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