Weak shock diffraction

DOI10.1016/0165-2125(84)90024-6zbMath0524.73027OpenAlexW1970695124MaRDI QIDQ584954

John K. Hunter, Joseph B. Keller

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Wave Motion (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-2125(84)90024-6

zbMATH Keywords

compressive diffracted wavefronts of linear acoustics are shocksdiffraction of weak shock by rigid wedgefinite but discontinuous gradientsinfinite gradients of linear acoustics rarefaction waveslinear acoustics resultspositionsshock coming off right-angled wedgeshock hitting right-angled wedgeshock hitting thin semi-infinite screenstrengthsweakly nonlinear geometrical acousticsWhitham's nonlinearization technique

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Wave scattering in solid mechanics (74J20) Impact in solid mechanics (74M20)

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