For one-dimensional inviscid flow, conservation of mass and the Euler equation are
Substitute and the stated background-plus-perturbation expressions. Dropping products of perturbations gives the linearization
The Taylor expansion of the equation of state gives
Since the background coefficients are constant, commutes with . Applying to the linearized continuity equation and using the linearized Euler equation therefore yields
This is the convected acoustic wave equation: in the coordinate , it becomes the ordinary one-dimensional wave equation. Positive is required for propagating sound waves.

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