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              Reference 1: http://physics.info/shock/

   


A shockwave is high pressure wave produced by an object that travels faster than the speed of sound according to the same medium characteristics, in which different changes can be measured for example; extreme pressure and rising of the temperature.
The visualisation of the shockwave can be seen in the following picture.

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 Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is one of the well-known applications of shock waves. In addition to this success, , shock waves are applied to treat cancer, orthopaedic surgery in recent years. In brain neuro-surgery a revasculariztion of cerebral thrombosis is going to be established. Many interesting problems remained unresolved and its further improvements are required in order to achieve successful clinical applications

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http://edgerton-digital-collections.org/?s=hee-sc-09001#hee-sc-09001

Why Shock wave happens

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When the speed of a source exceeds the speed of sound (v > c) the wave fronts lag behind the source in a cone-shaped region with the source at the vertex. The edge of the cone forms a supersonic wave front with an unusual large amplitude called a "shock wave". When a shock wave reaches an observer a "sonic boom" is heard.

Unlike ordinary sound waves, the speed of a shock wave varies with its amplitude. The speed of a shock wave is always greater than the speed of sound in the fluid and decreases as the amplitude of the wave decreases. When the shock wave speed equals the normal speed, the shock wave dies and is reduced to an ordinary sound wave.

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| In case that:
C = speed of sound and v
V = speed of the moving object
then M , = Mach number, would be M , so M
So if an object move twice time faster that sound speed the Mach number would 2. |
When an object travels slower than sound, the ratio in this equation is greater than one, and the equation does not have a real solution. Traveling at the speed of sound makes the ratio equal one and results in a Mach angle of ninet¥y degrees. Above the speed of sound, the ratio is less than one and the Mach angle is less than ninety degrees. The faster the object moves, the narrower the cone of high pressure behind it becomes. Measuring the vertex¥ angle is a way to determine the speed of a supersonic object. Image Added
Reference: 3 screenshot from the video bellow.

Mach Number:

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http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/mach.html

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