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Dynamic Mechanism for the Formation of Shatter Cones

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By considering an idealized model of a shock source within a body of material beneath a free surface and examining the stress wave geometry, a theory of the formation of shatter cones is devised.

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GASH, P. Dynamic Mechanism for the Formation of Shatter Cones. Nature Physical Science 230, 32–35 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci230032a0

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