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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567905
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Book Information:

Authors: Tung Chang (Tong Zhang) and Ling Hsiao (Ling Xiao)
Title: The Riemann problem and interaction of waves in gas dynamics
Additional book information: Longman Scientific and Technical (Pitman Monographs No. 41), Essex, 1989, 272 pp. ISBN 0-582-01378-X.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: J. A. Smoller
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 24 (1991), 228-234
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1991-15997-5