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As is the case for other media, the propagation of disturbances plays an important role in a gas. When the gas is sufficiently rarefied, the variety of regimes and the unusual form of the basic equation make their study rather different from the corresponding one in continuum mechanics. Yet, the classification of these phenomena is not so different, and the term wave is applied indifferently to completely different situations. The common feature seems to be the propagation of a peculiar aspect, such as a sharp change or an oscillating behavior, which travels between different parts of the medium. The phase speed and the possible attenuation coefficient of the waves are typical objects of study, since they are general features which can help us in understanding many qualitative features of more complicated situations.
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Cercignani, C., Kremer, G.M. (2002). Wave Phenomena in a Relativistic Gas. In: The Relativistic Boltzmann Equation: Theory and Applications. Progress in Mathematical Physics, vol 22. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8165-4_9
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