Angular density perturbations to filled type I strong explosions

@article{Yalinewich2014AngularDP,
  title={Angular density perturbations to filled type I strong explosions},
  author={Almog Yalinewich and Re’em Sari},
  journal={Physics of Fluids},
  year={2014},
  volume={26},
  pages={096102}
}
In this paper we extend the Sedov-Taylor-Von Neumann model for a strong explosion to account for small angular and radial variations in the density. We assume that the density profile is given by , where ɛ ≪ 1 and . In order to verify our results we compare them to analytical approximations and full hydrodynamic simulations. We demonstrate how this method can be used to describe arbitrary (not just self similar) angular perturbations. This work complements our previous analysis on radial… 
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