Psyese t1_izuhkag wrote
Reply to comment by RobusEtCeleritas in Why do sonic booms happen at the speed of sound specifically? What does the speed of wave propagation have to do with the compression of air in front of a moving object? by SS7Hamzeh
What's the difference between air molecule mechanical interaction with each other normally and in a "shock"?
cuicocha t1_izv04fo wrote
A shock is a significant discontinuity in pressure, density, and velocity. Viscosity means that nothing is truly discontinuous, so in sea-level air, "discontinuous" means a big jump in a distance of approximately microns.
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