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Intense Shock Waves on Earth and in Space

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Almost all observed astrophysical phenomena and objects excite powerful shock waves during their inception, evolution and death.

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    The next part of this chapter is written by A. M. Bykov, to whom the author expresses his acknowledgment.

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Fortov, V. (2021). Cosmic Shock Waves. In: Intense Shock Waves on Earth and in Space. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74840-1_7

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