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A 2023 paper by Johnson et al. use these physical phenomena to model the fusion and fission of internet hate groups. In high temperatures, these phenomena can stabilize single-atom catalysts according to a paper by Yao et al. These phenomena can be separated and reattached downstream as a result of SBLI. Conservation of mass, energy, and momentum across both sides of these phenomena are encoded by the (*) Rankine–Hugoniot conditions. (10[1])One variety of these phenomena is caused by an abrupt change in the properties of the medium, forming a characteristic “bow” shape. (10[1])Placing a wedge in fast-moving and compressible fluid creates the “oblique” variety of these phenomena. For 10 points, identify these disturbances caused by objects moving faster than the speed of the medium, which generate the “sonic boom” when going faster than Mach 1. ■END■

ANSWER: shock waves [prompt on waves]
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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y2100%0%0%79.00
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