Sporadic interaction of a strong shock wave with a thin cone

The axisymmetrical problem concerning Mach reflection of an intense shock wave from the surface of a thin cone is considered in a formulation similar to that of 1].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 6, pp. 117–123, November–December, 1976.The authors express their appreciation to A. A. Grib for discussion of the work and for useful comments.