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Physically, the entropy distribution, as a function of x,
is simply convected toward the right with speed u. The shape
of the distribution does not change. Mathematically, this
can be expressed by the fact that the general solution is
of the form
where the shape of the function sR still depends on the initial and
boundary conditions. This represents a travelling wave.
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