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Main Authors: Czarnecki, Adam J., Czarnecki, Andrzej, Secrist, Raquel, Willsey, Julia
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24742
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  • Videos of the 2020 Beirut explosion offer a rare opportunity to see a shock wave. We summarize the non-linear theory of a weak shock, derive the Landau-Whitham formula for the thickness of the overpressure layer and, using frame-by-frame video analysis, we demonstrate agreement of data and theory.