First and second type self-similar solutions of implosions and explosions containing ultrarelativistic shocks

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Sari, Re'em ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemically reactive flow; Explosions; Fractals; Relativistic fluid dynamics; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY;

CHEMICALLY REACTIVE FLOW; IMPLOSIONS; RELATIVISTIC FLUID DYNAMICS; ULTRARELATIVISTIC SHOCK;

SHOCK WAVES;

EXPLOSIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY; SHOCK WAVES;

EID: 33644599278     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2174567     Document Type: Article

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