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Extragalactic jets exhibit a wide range of propagation orientations relative to the host galaxy's principal axis. This study investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of jets as a function of their propagation direction within their triaxial…

The conservation of the energy flux in turbulent jets that propagate in the intergalactic medium (IGM) allows us to deduce the law of motion in the classical and relativistic cases. Four types of IGM are considered: constant density,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-19 Lorenzo Zaninetti

A new set of laws of motion for turbulent jets propagating in an intergalactic medium characterized by a decreasing density is derived by applying conservation of momentum flux both in the classical and relativistic framework. Two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-04 L. Zaninetti

We summarise the recent progress of a project to determine physical conditions in the jets of low-luminosity (FR I) radio galaxies. We model the jets as intrinsically symmetrical, relativistic, decelerating flows. By fitting to deep,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. A. Laing , J. R. Canvin , A. H. Bridle

The conservation of the energy flux in turbulent jets which propagate in the intergalactic medium (IGM) allows deducing the law of motion in the classical and relativistic cases. Three types of IGM are considered: constant density,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-12 L. Zaninetti

We consider a turbulent jet which is moving in a Lane--Emden ($n=5$) medium. The conserved quantity is the energy flux, which allows finding, to first order, an analytical expression for the velocity and an approximate trajectory. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-13 Lorenzo Zaninetti

We model jets in low-luminosity (FR I) radio galaxies as intrinsically symmetrical, axisymmetric, decelerating relativistic flows with transverse velocity gradients. This allows us to derive velocity fields and the three-dimensional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. A. Laing , J. R. Canvin , A. H. Bridle

We present numerical simulations investigating the interaction of AGN jets with galaxy clusters, for the first time taking into account the dynamic nature of the cluster gas and detailed cluster physics. The simulations successfully…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Heinz , M. Brueggen , A. Young , E. Levesque

We present a dynamical analysis of the flow in the jets of the low-luminosity radio galaxy 3C 31 based on our earlier geometrical and kinematic model and on estimates of the external pressure and density distributions from Chandra…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 R. A. Laing , A. H. Bridle

The fact that physical conservation laws can be derived from symmetry properties of space and time, as shown by Emily N\"other, has been utilized in predicting the development of the round turbulent jet from the jet exit to the far field.…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-11 Preben Buchhave , Mengjia Ren , Clara Marika Velte

The conservation of the energy flux in turbulent jets that propagate in the interstellar medium (ISM) allows us to deduce the law of motion when an inverse power law decrease of density is considered. The back-reaction that is caused by the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-20 Lorenzo Zaninetti

Jet precession is sometimes invoked to explain asymmetries in radio galaxy (RG) jets and "X/S/Z-shape" radio galaxies, caused by the presence of a binary black hole companion to the source active galactic nucleus (AGN) or by accretion…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-08 Chris Nolting , Jay Ball , Tri M. Nguyen

Jets are observed in young stellar objects, X-ray sources, active galactic nuclei (AGN). The mechanisms of jet formation may be divided in regular, acting continuously for a long time, and explosive ones. Continuous mechanisms are related…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-16 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan

The discovery of relativistic jets and superluminal sources associated with accreting X-ray binaries in the Galaxy opened new ways of investigating the physics of outflows from compact objects. The short timescales and relatively large…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Gustavo E. Romero

Geometry of relativistic jets in active galaxies provides important information about mechanisms of launching, collimation and acceleration of plasma flow. We propose a new method to probe a boundary shape of a jet on parsec scales -- in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-28 E. E. Nokhrina , I. N. Pashchenko , A. M. Kutkin

We present hydrodynamical calculations carried out with the 3D yguazu-a code of a precessing jet model, which interacts with a plane parallel wind. This scenario describes an extragalactic jet, in which the jet source is in motion with…

Relativistic jets in Galactic superluminals and extragalactic AGN may be surrounded by a wind near to the central engine. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation reveal considerable stabilization of relativistic jet flow by a wind to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Philip E. Hardee , Philip A. Hughes

We present a large systematic study of hydrodynamic simulations of supersonic adiabatic jets in three dimensions to provide a definitive set of results on exploring jet density, Mach number and precession angle as variables. We restrict the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-17 Justin Donohoe , Michael D. Smith

Hydrodynamical simulations of jets interacting with clouds moving in the ambient medium of the host galaxy are presented. Clouds with sizes of the order of the jet diameter and smaller, crossing the path of the jet with different speeds are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Jeyakumar

Though widely observed to be emanating out from a variety of galactic and extra-galactic sources, the underlying physical mechanism behind the formation of the cosmic jets and outflows are wrapped around by the veil of mystery till date.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tapas K. Das
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