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The 20th century saw the rapid development of quantum mechanics and micro-scales physics. However, classical mechanics did not lose any interest, and did not cease setting severe enigmas. Among them lies detonation, observed and measured since Berthelot (1881), but whose modeling required nearly hundred years of effort. Following the fashion of celebrations, we could say that the publication by Chapman in 1899 is a reason for rewriting, in modern terms, the main facts of past century: enhancing the few brilliant steps and also mentioning their sluggish diffusion, which arises from linguistic and national fractures within the scientific world and also reflects scientists' great reluctancy to recognize and overcome the intrinsic uncertainties of modeling.
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Received 19 April 1999 / Accepted 27 May 1999
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Chéret, R. Chapman–Jouguet hypothesis 1899–1999: One century between myth and reality. Shock Waves 9, 295–299 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001930050188
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