A large amplitude compression wave, associated with a sharp change in pressure, temperature and density.
A large amplitude compression wave, associated with a sharp change in pressure, temperature and density. They are produced by sudden, violent events in a medium, such as an explosion, or by an object moving at supersonic speed - faster than a wave itself can travel in that medium.
They are produced by sudden, violent events in a medium, such as an explosion, or by an object moving at supersonic speed - faster than a wave itself can travel in that medium.