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We have investigated the influence of velocity shear and a radial density profile on the spatial development of the current driven kink instability along helically magnetized relativistic jets via three-dimensional relativistic…

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The properties of wave-like helically twisted normal mode structures on steady relativistic jets are summarized. Wave speeds are a function of the wavelength and less than the jet speed. However, normal mode interference can lead to both…

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We perform relativistic hydrodynamic simulations of internal shocks formed in microquasar jets by continuous variation of the bulk Lorentz factor, in order to investigate the internal shock model. We consider one-, two-, and flicker noise…

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Recollimation is a phenomenon of particular importance in the dynamic evolution of jets and in the emission of high-energy radiation. Additionally, the full comprehension of this phenomenon provides insights into fundamental properties of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-14 A. Costa , G. Bodo , F. Tavecchio , P. Rossi , P. Coppi , A. Sciaccaluga , S. Boula

MHD jet equilibria that depend on source properties are obtained using a simplified model for stationary, axisymmetric and rotating magnetized outflows. The present rotation laws are more complex than previously considered and include a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Thibaut Lery , Adam Frank

Apparent evolution of relativistic flows as traced by radio emission results from a combination of several factors related to propagation of relativistic blobs or shocks, velocity, density and pressure stratification of the underlying flow,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-03 A. P. Lobanov

We study the stability of a non-rotating single-component jet using two-dimensional special relativistic hydrodynamic simulations. By assuming translational invariance along the jet axis, we exclude the destabilization effect by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Jin Matsumoto , Youhei Masada

Studies on small-scale jets' formation, propagation, evolution, and role, such as type I and II spicules, mottles, and fibrils in the lower solar atmosphere's energetic balance, have progressed tremendously thanks to the combination of…

The stability of the heliopause, the tangential discontinuity separating the solar wind from the interstellar medium, is influenced by various processes, including the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. This study investigates the role of charge…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-18 A. V. Titova , S. D. Korolkov , V. V. Izmodenov

We study the shear-driven instability, of Kelvin-Helmholtz type, that forms at the interface between a cylindrical jet of flowing fluid and its surroundings. The results of an infinitesimal-amplitude theory based on linearising the system…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-11-24 Earl S. Lester , Lawrence K. Forbes

We investigate the conditions under which the fluting ($m = 2$), $m = 3$, and $m = 12$ magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes in a uniformly twisted flux tube moving along its axis become unstable in order to model the Kelvin--Helmholtz (KH)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-13 I. Zhelyazkov , T. V. Zaqarashvili , L. Ofman , R. Chandra

Relativistic magnetized jets from active galaxies are among the most powerful cosmic accelerators, but their particle acceleration mechanisms remain a mystery. We present a new acceleration mechanism associated with the development of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-19 E. Paulo Alves , Jonathan Zrake , Frederico Fiuza

We have investigated the influence of jet rotation and differential motion on the linear and nonlinear development of the current-driven (CD) kink instability of force-free helical magnetic equilibria via three-dimensional relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Yosuke Mizuno , Yuri Lyubarsky , Ken-Ichi Nishikawa , Philip E. Hardee

We investigate the linear theory of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at the interface between a partially ionized dusty outflow and the ambient material analytically. We model the interaction as a multifluid system in a planar geometry. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mohsen Shadmehri , Turlough P. Downes

Relativistic jets, or highly collimated and fast-moving outflows, are endemic to many astrophysical phenomena. The jets produced by gamma-ray bursts and tidal disruption events are accompanied by the accretion of material onto a black hole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-07 Eric R. Coughlin , Mitchell C. Begelman

Radio galaxies are classified into two primary categories based on their morphology: center-brightened FR-I and edge-brightened FR-II. It is believed that the jet power and interactions with the ambient medium govern the deceleration and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-30 Ayan Bhattacharjee , Jeongbhin Seo , Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang

Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability plays a significant role in transport and mixing properties of any medium. In this paper, we numerically explore this instability for a two-dimensional strongly coupled dusty plasma with rotational shear…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-01-26 Vikram Dharodi , Bhavesh Patel , Amita Das

The Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability occurs in multiple heliospheric (solar-wind stream interfaces, planetary magnetospheres, cometary tails, heliopause flanks) and interstellar (protoplanetary disks, relativistic jets, neutron star…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-03 Shishir Biswas , Masaru Nakanotani , Dinshaw S. Balsara , Vladimir Florinski , Merav Opher

The evolution of powerful extragalactic jets is not only interesting by itself, but also for its impact on the evolution of the host galaxy and its surroundings. We have performed long-term axisymmetric numerical simulations of relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Manel Perucho , José María Martí , Vicent Quilis , Elena Ricciardelli

We investigate the dynamical propagation of the South-East jet from the Crab pulsar interacting with supernova ejecta by means of three-dimensional relativistic MHD numerical simulations with the PLUTO code. The initial jet structure is set…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 A. Mignone , E. Striani , M. Tavani , A. Ferrari