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Upon further reflection, this bears resemblance to a shock wave. With this context in mind, is there some simple solution? I work primarily with optics, I feel like a fish out of water! References, anything would be much appreciated =)

Hello physics forum, I'm interested in modeling the pressure wave created due to the rapid inflation of a balloon. Say I'm able to rapidly increase the temperature of the air in a balloon, faster than it can equilibrate its pressure with the outside air. It will expand to satisfy PV = T...