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THE attenuation of shock waves was the subject of a recent investigation1, where energy loss through heat transfer was suggested as the mechanism.
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Wadsworth, J., Nature, 204, 673 (1964).
Muirhead, J. C., Blast Wave Attenuation. II. Cooling. Suffield Technical Paper No. 196 (1960).
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MUIRHEAD, J. Attenuation of Shock Waves by Cooling. Nature 209, 64–65 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209064b0
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