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The shock front of a blast wave is in many ways a determining factor in its behavior. The concern here is with shock fronts in air, which for present purposes may be considered as conforming to the specification of an ideal gas.
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Kinney, G.F., Graham, K.J. (1985). The Shock Front. In: Explosive Shocks in Air. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86682-1_4
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