Mach number
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
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One of the basic criteria of aerodynamic similarity when the viscosity of the gas cannot be neglected. Mach's number $M=v/a$ is the ratio of the velocity of the gas flow and the velocity of sound at the same point of the flow (or the ratio of the velocity of a body in the gas and the velocity of sound in this medium). The number was called thus to honour E. Mach.
References
| [a1] | L. Howarth (ed.) , Modern development in fluid dynamics. High speed flow , 1–2 , Oxford Univ. Press (1953) |
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Mach number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Mach_number&oldid=53757
Mach number. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Mach_number&oldid=53757
This article was adapted from an original article by BSE-3 (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article