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In this article, we study the model in which point particles with masses\n                    <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <a:mrow>\n                        <a:mi>m<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>,<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mi>\u03bc<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>,<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mi>m<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>,<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mi>\u03bc<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>,<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mo>\u22ef<\/a:mo>\n                      <\/a:mrow>\n                      <a:mo>,<\/a:mo>\n                      <a:mo>\u00a0<\/a:mo>\n                      <a:mrow>\n                        <a:mo>(<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mi>m<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>\u2265<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mi>\u03bc<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>)<\/a:mo>\n                      <\/a:mrow>\n                    <\/a:math>\n                    are distributed on the positive half-line\n                    <b:math xmlns:b=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <b:msub>\n                        <b:mi mathvariant=\"double-struck\">R<\/b:mi>\n                        <b:mo>+<\/b:mo>\n                      <\/b:msub>\n                    <\/b:math>\n                    . Their dynamics are initiated by giving a positive velocity to the leftmost particle; in its course, the particles undergo elastic collisions. For this model with\n                    <d:math xmlns:d=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <d:mrow>\n                        <d:mi>m<\/d:mi>\n                        <d:mo>\/<\/d:mo>\n                        <d:mi>\u03bc<\/d:mi>\n                        <d:mo>=<\/d:mo>\n                        <d:mn>2<\/d:mn>\n                      <\/d:mrow>\n                    <\/d:math>\n                    , it has been established that the dynamics that start from random initial positions are consistent with predictions based on Euler's hydrodynamic equation. In particular, they have the following properties: (i) the position of the rightmost particle (shock front) evolves as\n                    <e:math xmlns:e=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <e:msup>\n                        <e:mi>t<\/e:mi>\n                        <e:mi>\u03b4<\/e:mi>\n                      <\/e:msup>\n                    <\/e:math>\n                    with\n                    <f:math xmlns:f=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <f:mrow>\n                        <f:mi>\u03b4<\/f:mi>\n                        <f:mo>&lt;<\/f:mo>\n                        <f:mn>1<\/f:mn>\n                      <\/f:mrow>\n                    <\/f:math>\n                    ; (ii) recoiled particles behind the front enter the negative half-axis; and (iii) particles with locations\n                    <g:math xmlns:g=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <g:mrow>\n                        <g:mi>x<\/g:mi>\n                        <g:mo>\u2264<\/g:mo>\n                        <g:mn>0<\/g:mn>\n                      <\/g:mrow>\n                    <\/g:math>\n                    move ballistically and eventually take over the total energy of the system. In this paper, we present numerical and analytical results for the dynamics of this model with nonrandom (typically equidistant) initial positions and various values of\n                    <h:math xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <h:mrow>\n                        <h:mi>m<\/h:mi>\n                        <h:mo>\/<\/h:mo>\n                        <h:mi>\u03bc<\/h:mi>\n                      <\/h:mrow>\n                    <\/h:math>\n                    . For\n                    <i:math xmlns:i=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <i:mrow>\n                        <i:mi>m<\/i:mi>\n                        <i:mo>\/<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mi>\u03bc<\/i:mi>\n                        <i:mo>=<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mn>2<\/i:mn>\n                      <\/i:mrow>\n                    <\/i:math>\n                    and equidistant initial positions, our results qualitatively agree with those just mentioned. At the same time, we found an infinite family of numbers\n                    <j:math xmlns:j=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <j:mrow>\n                        <j:mo>{<\/j:mo>\n                        <j:msub>\n                          <j:mi mathvariant=\"script\">M<\/j:mi>\n                          <j:mi>k<\/j:mi>\n                        <\/j:msub>\n                        <j:mo>}<\/j:mo>\n                      <\/j:mrow>\n                    <\/j:math>\n                    such that, for\n                    <l:math xmlns:l=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <l:mrow>\n                        <l:mi>m<\/l:mi>\n                        <l:mo>\/<\/l:mo>\n                        <l:mi>\u03bc<\/l:mi>\n                        <l:mo>=<\/l:mo>\n                        <l:msub>\n                          <l:mi mathvariant=\"script\">M<\/l:mi>\n                          <l:mi>k<\/l:mi>\n                        <\/l:msub>\n                      <\/l:mrow>\n                    <\/l:math>\n                    , the hydrodynamic behavior mentioned changes drastically to the following. At each moment, only a single triplet\n                    <n:math xmlns:n=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <n:mrow>\n                        <n:mi>m<\/n:mi>\n                        <n:mo>,<\/n:mo>\n                        <n:mi>\u03bc<\/n:mi>\n                        <n:mo>,<\/n:mo>\n                        <n:mi>m<\/n:mi>\n                      <\/n:mrow>\n                    <\/n:math>\n                    is in motion, whereas all other particles are at rest. In the moving triplet, two heavy particles move to the right, while the lighter particle oscillates between them, transferring energy and momentum to the right. As a result, the shock front moves ballistically with an average velocity equal to the initial one. Such a \u2018staggering domino-like\u2019 picture is obtained as an exact solution, which yields, in particular, explicit formulas for\n                    <o:math xmlns:o=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\">\n                      <o:msub>\n                        <o:mi mathvariant=\"script\">M<\/o:mi>\n                        <o:mi>k<\/o:mi>\n                      <\/o:msub>\n                    <\/o:math>\n                    and the particle velocities and positions. Its details and importance in a wider context are also discussed.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1103\/bhsc-jqcm","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T14:36:21Z","timestamp":1786545381000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Staggering dominolike blast front motion in a one-dimensional cold gas"],"prefix":"10.1103","volume":"114","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2953-8730","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Taras","family":"Holovatch","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/03441jy26","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Yukhnovskii Institute for Condensed Matter Physics"},{"name":"Leipzig-Lorraine-Lviv-Coventry"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4320-8835","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Yuri","family":"Kozitsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/015h0qg34","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Maria Curie-Sk\u0142odowska University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Krzysztof","family":"Pilorz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/024zjzd49","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Lublin University of Technology"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1125-2532","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Yurij","family":"Holovatch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/03441jy26","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Yukhnovskii Institute for Condensed Matter Physics"},{"name":"Leipzig-Lorraine-Lviv-Coventry"},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/01tgmhj36","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Coventry University"},{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/023dz9m50","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Complexity Science Hub"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"16","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc1R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1103\/RevModPhys.52.569","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc3R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1098\/rsta.2017.0238","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc4R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1103\/PhysRevE.78.030301","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc5R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.21468\/SciPostPhys.13.3.074","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc6R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1103\/86mf-fpvd","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc7R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1098\/rspa.1950.0049","type":"journal-article"},{"key":"bhsc-jqcmCc8R1","volume-title":"Basic Developments in Fluid Dynamics","author":"A. 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