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Similarity solutions for plane relativistic flow in a homogeneous medium

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Acta Physica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

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Similarity solutions in closed forms for propagation of plane shock waves in a relativistic gas of uniform number density are obtained. The shock moves with constant speed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta-16, India

    G. Deb Ray

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Ray, G.D. Similarity solutions for plane relativistic flow in a homogeneous medium. Acta Physica 46, 39–43 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03157521

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