Higher order shock waves (Q916899)
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Higher order shock waves (English)
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1990
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The electromagnetic field generated by a charged particle with a jump discontinuity in velocity has a \(\delta\)-distribution on a spherical surface expanding at light speed. Such a solution of the equations is called a first order shock wave; an n-th order shock wave would involve the (n-1)th derivative of \(\delta\). The authors extend compatibility conditions for a linear system to apply to first and higher order shock waves.
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electromagnetic field
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charged particle
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jump discontinuity
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\(\delta \) - distribution
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compatibility conditions
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higher order shock waves
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