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The Sedov self-similar point blast solutions in nonuniform media

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The character of a spherical blast wave propagating radially outward in a pressureless medium with density decreasing asτ −ω changes dramatically asω and the adiabatic indexγ vary. Plots of the Sedov formulas for the density, velocity, and pressure profiles behind the shock front for a selection of different parameters illustrate this and suggest that some of the solutions satisfy the conditions for the Rayleigh-Taylor or convective instablity.

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Book, D.L. The Sedov self-similar point blast solutions in nonuniform media. Shock Waves 4, 1–10 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414626

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