Breaking of relativistic simple waves
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 196, 223-239
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002211208800268x
Abstract
The breaking of relativistic simple waves, for one-dimensional flow in the space-time of special relativity, is investigated. The cases of relativistic acoustic and magnetoacoustic waves are treated in detail and the critical time for breaking is evaluated.Keywords
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