Fig. 4.63 Piston’s velocity and position as a function of time are shown for the generation of two
shock waves. For the numerical procedure the following parameters apply; γ ¼ 1.4, κ ¼ 1.5,
Δx ¼ 0.4 and Δt ¼ 0.04 (see text)
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