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Calculation of the shock waves from spherical explosive charges in air

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Fonarev, A.S., Chernyavskii, S.Y. Calculation of the shock waves from spherical explosive charges in air. Fluid Dyn 3, 121–125 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01029553

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