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Piecewise continuous distribution function method and ultrasound at half space

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 2007-05-23 v1 Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

The system of hydrodynamic-type equations, derived by two-side distribution function for a stratified gas in gravity field is applied to a problem of ultrasound propagation and attenuation. The background state and linearized version of the obtained system is studied and compared with the Navier-Stokes one at arbitrary Knudsen numbers. The WKB solutions for ultrasound in a stratified medium are constructed in explicit form. The problem of a generation by a moving plane in a rarefied gas is explored and used as a test while compared with experiment.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0602024,
  title  = {Piecewise continuous distribution function method and ultrasound at half space},
  author = {M. A. Solovchuk and S. B. Leble},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0602024},
  year   = {2007}
}

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9 pages, 2 figures