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view Abstract Citations (46) References (18) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Relativistic simple waves: shock damping and entropy production. Liang, E. P. T. Abstract The paper studies shock formations from one-dimensional simple waves in special relativity and Friedmann background universes. General formulas are derived for the damping and entropy production rate as functions of the shock strength, both in the limit of weak and strong shocks. These results are applicable to entropy-production and galaxy-formation problems in the early universe. The hodograph method for solving the special one-dimensional relativistic flow problem is also given. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1977 DOI: 10.1086/154942 Bibcode: 1977ApJ...211..361L Keywords: Cosmology; Entropy; Galactic Evolution; Relativity; Shock Wave Propagation; Damping; Hydrodynamics; One Dimensional Flow; Propagation Velocity; Universe; Velocity Distribution; Wave Attenuation; Astrophysics full text sources ADS |
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