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We derive self similar solutions for ultra-relativistic shock waves propagating into cold material of powerlaw density profile in radius rho ~ r^-k. We treat both implosions and explosions in three geometries: planar, cylindrical and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Re'em Sari

We investigate the steady inviscid compressible self-similar flows which depends only on the polar angle in spherical coordinates. It is shown that besides the purely supersonic and subsonic self-similar flows, there exists purely sonic…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-20 Shangkun Weng , Hongwei Yuan

All axisymmetric self-similar equilibria of self-gravitating, rotating, isothermal systems are identified by solving the nonlinear Poisson equation analytically. There are two families of equilibria: (1) Cylindrically symmetric solutions in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mikhail V. Medvedev , Ramesh Narayan

We present the generalization of the Sedov-Taylor self-similar strong spherical shock solution for the case of a central energy source varying in time, $E=A t^k$, where $A$ and $k$ are constants. The known Sedov-Taylor solution corresponds…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. I. Dokuchaev

Self-similar solutions to the problem of a strong imploding relativistic shock wave are calculated. These solutions represent the relativistic generalisation of the Newtonian Gouderley-Landau-Stanyukovich problem of a strong imploding…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. C. Hidalgo , S. Mendoza

A class of solutions to Einstein field equations is studied, which represents gravitational collapse of thick spherical shells made of self-similar and shear-free fluid with heat flow. It is shown that such shells satisfy all the energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 R. Chan , M. F. A. da Silva , Jaime F. Villas da Rocha

We show the existence of a new class of initially smooth spherically symmetric self-similar solutions to the non-isentropic Euler-Poisson system. These solutions exhibit supersonic gravitational implosion in the sense that the density…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Christopher Alexander , Mahir Hadžić , Matthew Schrecker

The flow resulting from a strong ultrarelativistic shock moving through a stellar envelope with a polytrope-like density profile has been studied analytically and numerically at early times while the fluid temperature is relativistic--that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Margaret Pan , Re'em Sari

In Hele-Shaw flows at vanishing surface tension, the boundary of a viscous fluid develops cusp-like singularities. In recent papers [1, 2] we have showed that singularities trigger viscous shocks propagating through the viscous fluid. Here…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2011-06-07 Seung-Yeop Lee , Razvan Teodorescu , Paul Wiegmann

We consider the problem of 2D supersonic flow onto a solid wedge, or equivalently in a concave corner formed by two solid walls. For mild corners, there are two possible steady state solutions, one with a strong and one with a weak shock…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 Volker Elling , Tai-Ping Liu

Similarity solutions are found for the adiabatic collapse of density perturbations $\delta M/M \propto r^{-s}$ $(s>0)$ in a flat universe containing collisional gas only. The solutions are obtained for planar, cylindrical, and spherical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Leonid Chuzhoy , Adi Nusser

We present new solutions to the strong explosion problem in a non power law density profi{}le. The unperturbed self similar solutions developed by Sedov, Taylor and Von Neumann describe strong Newtonian shocks propagating into a cold gas…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-24 Almog Yalinewich , Re'em Sari

Self-similar solutions provide good descriptions for the gravitational collapse of spherical clouds or stars when the gas obeys a polytropic equation of state, $p=K\rho^\gamma$ (with $\gamma\le 4/3$). We study the behaviors of nonradial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Dong Lai

In the presence of self-gravity, we investigate the self-similar dynamics of a relativistically hot gas with or without shocks in astrophysical processes of stellar core collapse, formation of compact objects, and supernova remnants with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yu-Qing Lou , Yi Cao

This work utilizes soft-particle discrete element simulations to examine the rheology of steady two-dimensional granular flows with reference to a unidirectional shear flow, which has been extensively employed for validating the local…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2018-06-13 Ashish Bhateja , Devang V. Khakhar

We investigate the properties of a special class of singular solutions for a self-gravitating perfect fluid in general relativity: the singular isothermal sphere. For arbitrary constant equation-of-state parameter $w=p/\rho$, there exist…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-18 Grant N. Remmen

Two-dimensional steady supersonic ramp flows are important and well-studied flow patterns in aerodynamics. Vimercati, Kluwick and Guardone [J. Fluid Mech., 885 (2018) 445--468] constructed various self-similar composite wave solutions to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-11 Geng Lai

We study exact solutions for the slow viscous flow of an infinite liquid caused by two rigid spheres approaching each either along or parallel to their line of centres, valid at all separations. This goes beyond the applicable range of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-03-30 B. D. Goddard , R. D. Mills-Williams , J. Sun

Shock waves driven by the release of energy at the center of a cold ideal gas sphere of initial density rho\propto r^{-omega} approach a self-similar (SLS) behavior, with velocity \dot{R}\propto R^delta, as R->\infty. For omega>3 the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 Doron Kushnir , Eli Waxman

We present general relativistic solutions for self-similar spherical perturbations in an expanding cosmological background of cold pressure-less gas. We focus on solutions having shock discontinuities propagating in the surrounding cold…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Adi Nusser