Shock Waves

Physicists have studied shock waves when opening champagne

(ORDO NEWS) — Simulations have shown that the gases escaping when a bottle of champagne is opened travel faster than sound, creating shock waves that stack on top of each other to form Mach disks. he game of champagne begins with the “birth” – nucleation – of bubbles on a glass wall. Breaking away from this support, they rise to the surface and burst, releasing the gas contained inside and…