Explore: Shock Wave Interaction

In physics, a shock wave (also spelled shockwave), or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the

the pyrotechnic initiator, see Shock tube detonator A shock tube is an instrument used to create and direct shock waves at a sensor or model in order to

shocks is still under investigation, but it is widely accepted that the general mechanism driving these shocks consists of wave particle interaction and

bow shocks are shock waves in regions where the conditions of density and pressure change dramatically due to blowing stellar wind. Bow shock occurs

field can be approximated as a lead shock wave, followed by a similar subsonic flow field. In simpler terms, a blast wave is an area of pressure expanding

supersonic speeds within the Solar System. At the termination shock, a standing shock wave, the solar wind falls below the speed of sound and becomes subsonic

Atmospheric focusing is a type of wave interaction causing shock waves to affect areas at a greater distance than otherwise expected. Variations in the

solar wind, behind astrophysical shock waves (supernova remnant) or due to the interaction of multiple CME driven shock waves. The Earth's magnetopause is

flows. Examples include the structure of a turbulent boundary layer/shock wave interaction, the vorticity of a cylinder wake or pitching airfoil, rod-airfoil

greater distances from the Sun, these pressure waves can develop into shock waves. The three-dimensional structure of CIRs is influenced by the Sun's magnetic