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14: Shocks and Wakes

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    In this chapter, we apply the tools of the previous chapter to analyze some beautiful and interesting phenomena — shock waves and the Kelvin boat wake.

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    • 14.1: Boat Wakes
      Combining our analysis of the dispersion relation of water and the discussion of section 11.5 and of group velocity in section 10.2.1 will allow us to give a simple interpretation of one of the most beautiful and subtle of all wave phenomena — the Kelvin wake.
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