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Using (6), prove that on a shock not moving along the mass of gas (tangent shock, $D=0$ ), the velocity and pressure are continuous.

   Using (6), prove that on a shock not moving along the mass of gas (tangent shock, $D=0$ ), the velocity and pressure are continuous.

Principles of Mathematical Modelling: Ideas, Methods, Examples

Principles of Mathematical Modelling: Ideas, Methods, Examples

Alexander A.… 1st Edition

Chapter 5, Problem 2

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This is likely the Rankine-Hugoniot jump conditions for a shock wave in a gas. These conditions relate the properties of the gas on both sides of a shock. Show more…

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Using (6), prove that on a shock not moving along the mass of gas (tangent shock, $D=0$ ), the velocity and pressure are continuous.

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