File:Compressive shock wave.gif

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English: The shock is compressive because the characteristic speed (in air, the speed of sound) behind the shock is greater than that of the shock, which is greater than the characteristic speed in front of the shock. The characteristic speed is the speed of small, travelling perturbations.
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This shock wave is compressive, or ordinary.

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