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This monograph deals with the asymptotic theory of impact of rigid body with a slightly compressible fluid. The main attention is paid to the method of matched asymptotic expansions with the Mach number as a small parameter. First, the author develops a method of analytic solution of plane impact problems by using the acoustic approximation. The main idea is to regularize the initial-boundary value problem with respect to the velocity potential. The method is also used to solve dynamic problems with mixed boundary conditions. Features of the fluid flow and the pressure distribution are studied in the problem of penetration of a blunt body into a slightly compressible fluid. The author proposes a method for describing cavity effects for an impact of a rigid body with the compressible fluid. Results of numerical calculations are given for the impact on a floating plate. The author presents estimates on the duration of the initial stage of impact and shows that the compressibility of the fluid plays the main role. The author also investigates the parameters of spray jets which arise by the penetration of a blunt body into a slightly compressible fluid. The final part studies the energy distribution in the region of perturbed motion for the impact of a fluid cylinder of arbitrary cross-section with a solid surface. It is shown that elasticity of the solid surface plays an important role in the impact of a compressible fluid with a surface.