The intensity of a shock wave created by decomposition of an arbitrary discontinuity

It was shown that the intensity of a shock wave created by a decomposition of a discontinuity in configuration A is strictly limited even for extremely high initial pressure in one of two gases being in contact. Furthermore, it was found that extreme parameters of the shock wave are linearly dependent on a Riemann invariant. The problem has obtained no attention as yet. Researchers and engineers dealing with internal ballistics, shock tubes and the theory of shock and detonation waves propagation in mixtures of gases may be able to apply the results of the present paper.