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Isentropic Relations

For isentropic (adiabatic, reversible) flow, the stagnation properties relate to static properties through the Mach number.

Stagnation Temperature

\[ \frac{T_0}{T} = 1 + \frac{\gamma - 1}{2} M^2 \]

Stagnation Pressure

\[ \frac{p_0}{p} = \left( 1 + \frac{\gamma - 1}{2} M^2 \right)^{\frac{\gamma}{\gamma - 1}} \]

Stagnation Density

\[ \frac{\rho_0}{\rho} = \left( 1 + \frac{\gamma - 1}{2} M^2 \right)^{\frac{1}{\gamma - 1}} \]

These relations are implemented in flow_state.isentropic and used by the solvers to convert between stagnation and static conditions.