Resolved shocks in clumpy media
Astrophysics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We study the structure of shocks in clumpy media, using a multifluid formalism. As expected, shocks broaden as they weaken: for sufficiently weak shocks, no viscous subshock appears in the structure. This has significant implications for the survival of dense clouds in regions overrun by shocks in a wide range of astrophysical circumstances, from planetary nebulae to the nuclei of starburst galaxies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0111380,
title = {Resolved shocks in clumpy media},
author = {R. J. R. Williams and J. E. Dyson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0111380},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages, 4 figures, Latex, MN macros, in press with MNRAS