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Breaking of relativistic simple waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2006

O. Muscato
O. Muscato
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Matematica, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Abstract

The breaking of relativistic simple waves, for one-dimensional flow in the space-time of special relativity, is investigated. The cases of relativistic acoustic and magnetoacoustic waves are treated in detail and the critical time for breaking is evaluated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 196 , November 1988 , pp. 223 - 239
Copyright
© 1988 Cambridge University Press

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