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    Undergrad How do shockwaves in a 1D linear lattice work?

    Thanks so would the conclusion be: in a 1d lattice, nothing propagates faster than the maximum phase speed of the dispersion relation. Motion faster than this speed cannot be modeled by such as system without nonlinearity
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    Undergrad How do shockwaves in a 1D linear lattice work?

    Understandable hence my confusion! What happens when the excitation is greater than the speed of sound then?
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    Undergrad How do shockwaves in a 1D linear lattice work?

    I am struggling to understand shocks in a one dimensional lattice with a linear spring connecting the masses. Say I have a one dimensional lattice with a linear spring constant, k and lattice spacing a. If the particles in the lattice has mass, m then my speed of sound c is a*sqrt(k/m). That is...
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