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Diffraction of normal shock for monoatomic gases

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In the present investigation, vorticity distribution of a particle over the normal diffracted shock has been obtained for monoatomic gases, CO2 and SF6. Further some results using Lighthill’s theory (Lighthill in Proc R Soc A 198:454–470, 1949) and Whitham’s theory (Whitham in J Fluid Mech 2:145–171, 1957) have been obtained.

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Srivastava, R.S. Diffraction of normal shock for monoatomic gases. Shock Waves 21, 29–33 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-010-0272-0

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