The relationship between Eulerian and Lagrangian coordinate systems is studied with the help of computer plots. A universal curve relating the spatial derivatives of particle displacement in the two systems acts as a basis for identifying such phenomena as shock and cavitation. Examples are given which illustrate the differences in the shape of a traveling wave as seen by observers in the two systems.
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1978
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