An analytic description of converging shock waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 354, Issue , 1998, Pages 357-375

  Chisnell, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

CONVERGING SHOCK WAVES;

SHOCK WAVES;

FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHOCK WAVE;

FLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHOCK WAVE; WAVE;

EID: 0031800413     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112097007775     Document Type: Article

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