Scaling of the Anomalous Boost in Relativistic Jet Boundary Layer
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2014-12-02 v3
Abstract
We investigate the one-dimensional interaction of a relativistic jet and an external medium. Relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations show an anomalous boost of the jet fluid in the boundary layer, as previously reported. We describe the boost mechanism using an ideal relativistic fluid and magnetohydrodynamic theory. The kinetic model is also examined for further understanding. Simple scaling laws for the maximum Lorentz factor are derived, and verified by the simulations.
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@article{arxiv.1002.2754,
title = {Scaling of the Anomalous Boost in Relativistic Jet Boundary Layer},
author = {Seiji Zenitani and Michael Hesse and Alex Klimas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2754},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
typos corrected; fortran 77/90 codes are attached; see ancillary files in the "Other formats" link