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Similarity solutions, using Planck's diffusion approximation, for propagation of strong plane shock waves in an optically thin grey atmosphere of uniform density are obtained. Solutions for the ratio of specific heats 4/3 and several values of the radiation parameter are compared with those in the absence of any radiation. Excerpts from the results of integrations for different values of the ratio of specific heats are also given in Tables I-III.
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Deb Ray, G., Banerjee, S.N. Similarity solutions for propagation of strong plane shock waves in an optically thin atmosphere. Astrophys Space Sci 68, 73–86 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00641644
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