On the transient regime in nonstationary supersonic flow past a body

The transient regime in gas flow past a stepwise accelerated body is analyzed by the method of singular perturbations at small Froude numbers. A marked effect of the initial conditions on the shock layer gas flow is demonstrated. The problem of flow past a wedge is solved in quadratures. St.Petersburg. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 111–121, January–February, 1997.