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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/Book%3A_University_Physics_I_-_Mechanics_Sound_Oscillations_and_Waves_(OpenStax)/17%3A_Sound/17.09%3A_Shock_WavesThe Mach number is the velocity of a source divided by the speed of sound. When a sound source moves faster than the speed of sound, a shock wave is produced as the sound waves interfere. A sonic boom...The Mach number is the velocity of a source divided by the speed of sound. When a sound source moves faster than the speed of sound, a shock wave is produced as the sound waves interfere. A sonic boom is the intense sound that occurs as the shock wave moves along the ground. A bow wake is produced when an object moves faster than the speed of a mechanical wave in the medium, such as a boat moving through the water.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Waves_and_Acoustics/The_Physics_of_Waves_(Goergi)/14%3A_Shocks_and_WakesIn this chapter, we apply the tools of the previous chapter to analyze some beautiful and interesting phenomena — shock waves and the Kelvin boat wake. Preview ****
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Workbench/PH_245_Textbook_V2/16%3A_Sound/16.09%3A_Shock_WavesThe Mach number is the velocity of a source divided by the speed of sound. When a sound source moves faster than the speed of sound, a shock wave is produced as the sound waves interfere. A sonic boom...The Mach number is the velocity of a source divided by the speed of sound. When a sound source moves faster than the speed of sound, a shock wave is produced as the sound waves interfere. A sonic boom is the intense sound that occurs as the shock wave moves along the ground. A bow wake is produced when an object moves faster than the speed of a mechanical wave in the medium, such as a boat moving through the water.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Physics_I_(2211)/12%3A_Waves/12.13%3A_Shock_WavesA more exotic bow wake is created when a subatomic particle travels through a medium faster than the speed of light travels in that medium. (In a vacuum, the maximum speed of light is c = 3.00 × 108 m...A more exotic bow wake is created when a subatomic particle travels through a medium faster than the speed of light travels in that medium. (In a vacuum, the maximum speed of light is c = 3.00 × 108 m/s; in the medium of water, the speed of light is closer to 0.75c.) If the particle creates light in its passage, that light spreads on a cone with an angle indicative of the speed of the particle, as illustrated in Figure \(\PageIndex{5}\).
