Accession Number:
AD0423694
Title:
SHOCK RELATIONS IN A DENSE HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS
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Corporate Author:
BRANDEIS UNIV WALTHAM MA
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Report Date:
1963-03-21
Pagination or Media Count:
23.0
Abstract:
Shock relations are established for the dense high temperature gas, introducing relativistic concepts. It is assumed that the self-consistent static electric field does not play a significant role in the shock relations. From these relations, the heating effect due to the passage of the shock waves through a degenerate gas is deduced explicitly, indicating large heating effects. The results may be of significance in understanding the supernova phenomenon.
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Subject Categories:
- Fluid Mechanics
- Astrophysics