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Turbulence is essential for understanding the structure and dynamics of molecular clouds and star-forming regions. There is a need for adequate tools to describe and characterize the properties of turbulent flows. One-point probability…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ralf S. Klessen

The generation mechanism of compressible fluid turbulence at kiloparsec scales in the Interstellar Medium (ISM) is a long-lasting puzzle. In this work, we explore the nature of large-scale turbulence in the external spiral galaxy NGC~6946.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-05 Meera Nandakumar , Prasun Dutta

We use numerical simulations of turbulent cluster-forming regions to study the nature of dense filamentary structures in star formation. Using four hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic simulations chosen to match observations, we identify…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Helen Kirk , Ralph Pudritz , Mikhail Klassen , Samantha Pillsworth

Using 3D hydrodynamic calculations we simulate formation of molecular clouds in the Galaxy. The simulations take into account molecular hydrogen chemical kinetics, cooling and heating processes. Comprehensive gravitational potential…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 S. A. Khoperskov , E. O. Vasiliev , A. M. Sobolev , A. V. Khoperskov

Heavy and light particles are commonly found in many natural phenomena and industrial processes, such as suspensions of bubbles, dust, and droplets in incompressible turbulent flows. Based on a recent machine learning approach using a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-06-10 Tianyi Li , Samuele Tommasi , Michele Buzzicotti , Fabio Bonaccorso , Luca Biferale

Measurements of the energy spectrum and of the vortex-density fluctuation spectrum in superfluid turbulence seem to contradict each other. Using a numerical model, we show that at each instance of time the total vortex line density can be…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-11-05 Andrew W. Baggaley , Jason Laurie , Carlo F. Barenghi

Significant theoretical and observational efforts are underway to investigate the properties of turbulence in the hot plasma that pervades galaxy clusters. Spectroscopy has been used to study the projected line-of-sight velocities in both…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-04 M. Fournier , P. Grete , M. Brüggen , B. W. O'Shea , D. Prasad , B. D. Wibking , F. W. Glines , R. Mohapatra

A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of planar Couette flow is presented for the minimal channel in which turbulence structures can be sustained. Evolution over a single breakdown and regeneration cycle is compared to computational fluid…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-12-04 E. R. Smith

The one-point statistics of column density distributions of turbulent molecular cloud models are investigated and compared with observations. In agreement with the observations, the number N of pixels with surface density S is distributed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andreas Burkert , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

Clusters of galaxies form through major merger and/or absorption of smaller groups. In fact, some characteristic structures such as cold fronts, which are likely relevant to moving substructures, are found by {\it Chandra}. It is expected…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Motokazu Takizawa

Turbulence is a challenging feature common to a wide range of complex phenomena. Random fibre lasers are a special class of lasers in which the feedback arises from multiple scattering in a one-dimensional disordered cavity-less medium.…

Recent progress in the understanding of star formation is summarized. A consistent picture is emerging where molecular clouds form with turbulent velocity fields and clumpy substructure, imprinted already during their formation. The clouds…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andreas Burkert

Turbophoresis in inhomogeneous turbulent flows leads to the formation of large-scale nonuniform particle number density distributions of inertial particles. This effect is associated with an effective drift velocity directed toward regions…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-15 E. Elmakies , O. Shildkrot , N. Kleeorin , A. Levy , I. Rogachevskii

We analyse extinction maps of nearby Giant Molecular Clouds to forge a link between driving processes of turbulence and modes of star formation. Our investigation focuses on cloud structure in the column density range above the self…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 J. Rowles , D. Froebrich

Stars form in molecular clouds in the interstellar medium (ISM) with a turbulent kinematic state. Newborn stars therefore should retain the turbulent kinematics of their natal clouds. Gaia DR2 and APOGEE-2 surveys in combination provide…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-05 Trung Ha , Yuan Li , Siyao Xu , Marina Kounkel , Hui Li

Using cosmological N-body simulations we study the line-of-sight velocity distribution of dark matter haloes focusing on the lowest-order even moments, dispersion and kurtosis, and their application to estimate the mass profiles of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Radoslaw Wojtak , Ewa L. Lokas , Stefan Gottloeber , Gary A. Mamon

In the context of exploring mass distributions of dark matter haloes in giant ellipticals, we extend the analysis carried out Merrifield and Kuijken (1998) for stellar line profiles of shells created in nearly radial mergers of galaxies. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-03-23 L. Jilkova , B. Jungwiert , M. Krizek , I. Ebrova , I. Stoklasova , T. Bartakova , K. Bartoskova

It is believed that turbulence may have a significant impact on star formation and the dynamics and evolution of the molecular clouds in which this occurs. It is also known that non-ideal magnetohydrodynamic effects influence the nature of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-05 T. P. Downes

(Abridged) We explore the chemistry of the most abundant C, O, S, and N bearing species in molecular clouds, in the context of the IRAM 30 m Large Programme Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular Clouds (GEMS). In this work, we aim to…

We review the use of peculiar velocities of galaxies as a probe of cosmological models. We put particular emphasis on comparison of the peculiar velocity and density fields, focussing on the discrepancies between various recent analyses. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Michael A. Strauss , Michael Blanton