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Fluid mechanics

the mismatch between three-shock theory and observed Mach-type reflection when weak shocks strike a wedge at grazing incidence.

In fluid mechanics, von Neumann paradox refers to the mismatch between three-shock theory and observed Mach-type reflection when weak shocks strike a wedge at grazing incidence. This meaning comes from Colella (1990) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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References

Colella, P., & Henderson, L. F. (1990). The von Neumann paradox for the diffraction of weak shock waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 213, 71-94. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112090002221

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