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Aerodynamics

function of a supersonic body's area and lift distribution that predicts the far-field pressure signature behind a sonic boom.

In aerodynamics, Whitham F-function refers to function of a supersonic body's area and lift distribution that predicts the far-field pressure signature behind a sonic boom. This meaning comes from Whitham (1952) in Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics.[1]

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References

Whitham, G. B. (1952). The flow pattern of a supersonic projectile. Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, 5(3), 301-348. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpa.3160050305

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