4.9 Conclusions
This concludes our look at some of the numerical results involving plane shock
waves and their comparison with theoretical predictions. In the next chapter we
move on to consider very strong spherical shocks from an analytical point of view,
before proceeding to consider numerical solutions to spherical shock waves in
Chap. 6.
Fig. 4.69 Pressure profiles for the advancing shock fronts prior to colliding. The markers (21.4,
27.2, 32 and 34.4) show the position of the piston at the times indicated. 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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This concludes our look at some of the numerical results involving plane shock
waves and their comparison with theoretical predictions. In the next chapter we
move on to consider very strong spherical shocks from an analytical point of view,
before proceeding to consider numerical solutions to spherical shock waves in
Chap. 6.
Fig. 4.69 Pressure profiles for the advancing shock fronts prior to colliding. The markers (21.4,
27.2, 32 and 34.4) show the position of the piston at the times indicated. 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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