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Aerodynamics

shock reflection pattern in which incident and reflected shocks meet a third shock, the Mach stem, at a triple point off the wall.

In aerodynamics, Mach reflection refers to shock reflection pattern in which incident and reflected shocks meet a third shock, the Mach stem, at a triple point off the wall. This meaning comes from Hornung (1986) in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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References

Hornung, H. (1986). Regular and Mach Reflection of Shock Waves. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 18(1), 33-58. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.fl.18.010186.000341

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