The Formation of a Blast Wave by a Very Intense Explosion. I. Theoretical Discussion; II. The Atomic Explosion of 1945

Taylor, G. I. (1950). The Formation of a Blast Wave by a Very Intense Explosion. I. Theoretical Discussion; II. The Atomic Explosion of 1945. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 201(1065), 159-186.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1950

DOI

10.1098/rspa.1950.0049

Link

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1950.0049

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physics

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Primes

• Dimensional Analysis
  • Dimensional arguments shaped the early estimates of atomic-bomb yield: Taylor

    This sourceDerives the self-similar blast-wave law r(t) proportional to t^(2/5) from the dimensions of energy, ambient density and time, and uses declassified Trinity photographs to estimate the bomb yield (~17 kt); directly supports the body claim. RE-SOURCED: the prior reference entry cited Taylor's 'The Instability of Liquid Surfaces when Accelerated...' (Rayleigh-Taylor instability), which is a different 1950 paper that does NOT support the blast-wave/atomic-yield claim.

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