The characteristic rule for shocks

Prasad, P and Ravindran, R and Sau, A (1991) The characteristic rule for shocks. In: Applied Mathematics Letters, 4 (1). pp. 5-8.

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Abstract

The characteristic rule has so simplified the solution of problems of shock propagation that many researchers have used it, far beyond its realms of validity. With the help of a simple example we show that it fails to even come close to the exact solution in most cases.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Mathematics Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier Science Ltd.
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier Science Ltd.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2004
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2012 10:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/474

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