reflected shock wave

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When a shock wave traveling in a medium strikes the interface between this medium and a denser medium, part of the energy of the shock wave induces a shock wave in the denser medium and the remainder of the energy results in the formation of a reflected shock wave that travels back through the less dense medium.

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No references found			Symes, both mathematicians at Rice University in Houston, report a new analytical method for estimating the energy of the explosion and the characteristics of the reflected shock wave. Listening for deep oil deposits by Lipkin, Richard / Science News The reflected shock wave further compresses and heats up gas already jazzed by a violent encounter with the original, outgoing shock wave. Anatomy of a supernova by Cowen, Ron / Science News			refinancing Refind refine refine upon refined refined sugar refinement refiner refinery refining refining industry refinish refinisher refit refitment Refix reflag Reflame reflate reflation reflationary reflect reflect on reflectance reflected reflected shock wave Reflected vision Reflectent Reflectible Reflecting Reflecting circle Reflecting galvanometer Reflecting goniometer reflecting telescope Reflectingly reflection reflection density reflection factor reflection nebula reflective reflective power reflectively reflectiveness reflectivity reflectometer reflector reflectorise reflectorize reflet reflex reflex action			reflectances reflectances reflected reflected reflected reflected Reflected Array Radio Frequency reflected badly on reflected badly on reflected badly on reflected binary Reflected binary code Reflected binary code reflected buried structure Reflected Ceiling Plan reflected code Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy Reflected Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy reflected glare Reflected High Energy Electron Diffraction reflected impedance reflected in Reflected Light Interference Microscopy Reflected Long Head Bicepts reflected plan Reflected Power Canceler reflected pressure Reflected ray reflected resistance Reflected Shadow Boundary reflected shock wave reflected signal indicator reflected ultraviolet method Reflected Unique Findable Pattern Reflected vision reflected wave reflected well on reflected well on reflected well on Reflectent Reflectible reflecting reflecting reflecting reflecting reflecting reflecting reflecting antenna reflecting badly on reflecting badly on reflecting badly on Reflecting bowl Reflecting bowl Reflecting circle reflecting curtain reflecting electrode Reflecting galvanometer Reflecting galvanometer Reflecting goniometer reflecting grating Reflecting Level Reference Altitude

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