Abstract

We consider a Riemann problem for the unsteady transonic small disturbance equation resulting in interacting rarefaction waves. We rewrite the problem in self-similar coordinates and we derive characteristic decomposition equations for the inclination angle variables.

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Journal: International Journal of Applied Mathematics
Journal ISSN (Print): ISSN 1311-1728
Journal ISSN (Electronic): ISSN 1314-8060
Volume: 32
Issue: 1
Year: 2019

DOI: 10.12732/ijam.v32i1.6

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