Sonic shocks governed by the modified Burgers' equation

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-222

  Harris, S E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030502109     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0956792500002291     Document Type: Article

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