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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 (15[2])are encoded by the (*) Rankine–Hugoniot conditions. One variety of these phenomena is caused by an abrupt (-5[1])change in the properties of the medium, forming a characteristic “bow” shape. (-5[1])Placing a wedge in fast-moving and compressible fluid creates the “oblique” variety of these phenomena. For 10 points, identify these disturbances (10[1])caused by objects moving faster than the (-5[1])speed of the medium, which generate the “sonic boom” when going faster than Mach 1. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: shock waves [prompt on waves]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey WuColubmia BUMD A6215
Richard NiuCornell BRIT6215
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AJohn Jay78-5
Ethan AbelevJHU BUMD B90-5
Maximilian NieburJHU ASwarthmore11110
Aum MundheRutgersNYU118-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayColumbia A13410
Munir SiddiquiUMD BJHU B1340
Yared TadesseCornell APitt1340
Eshan PantNYURutgers1340

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