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HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft
written by Carl Rod Nave
This Hyperphysics page contains photographs of the remarkable cloud that forms around an aircraft breaking the sound barrier. The site describes how pressure changes and the ideal gas law helps explain how the clouds is formed.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2006 C.R. Nave, 2006
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Keywords: Ideal gas law, barrier, condensation, pressure, sound
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 2, 2010 by Foha Rafiq
Record Updated: Aug 09, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 January 1, 2006
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AIP Format
C. Nave, (2006), WWW Document, (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
C. Nave, HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft (2006), <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html>.
APA Format
Nave, C. (2006, January 1). HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft. Retrieved September 9, 2024, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html
Chicago Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft. January 1, 2006. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html (accessed 9 September 2024).
MLA Format
Nave, Carl Rod. HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft. 2006. 1 Jan. 2006. 9 Sep. 2024 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Carl Rod Nave", Title = {HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {9 September 2024}, Month = {January 1, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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