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shock wave

Propagation of a shock front, a narrow region in a fluid over which its thermodynamic state changes markedly.

The thickness of the front is of order a few mean free paths in the medium ahead of the wave.

Bradley, J. N. 1962. Shock Waves in Chemistry and Physics. 1–2.

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