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Self-similar Blast Wave for A Two-component Fluid with Variable Adiabatic Index

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2020-01-20 v2

Abstract

We propose a self-similar (SS) solution to hydrodynamic non-relativistic flow behind a spherical strong blast wave (BW) passing through a homogeneous plasma with efficient relativistic particle acceleration at the shock front. The flow is described by an ideal two-fluid model with a relativistic component so that the post-shock gas has an effective SS adiabatic index γ \gamma varying from 5/3 5/3 to 4/3 4/3 . This solution is calculated numerically and compared with the standard Sedov solution. We find that the BW center in our solution is dominated by the relativistic component with γ=4/3 \gamma =4/3 for the divergence of expansion there, and the relativistic component dominates the interior for a moderate acceleration efficiency at the shock front. The overall efficiency of relativistic particle acceleration can be enhanced by a factor of 2 2 due to the slower adiabatic energy loss rate of the relativistic component during expansion. Tendency of the dominance by the relativistic component may be common in expanding astrophysical two-fluid systems such as supernova remnants, lobes of radio galaxies.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2001.03716,
  title  = {Self-similar Blast Wave for A Two-component Fluid with Variable Adiabatic Index},
  author = {Yiran Zhang and Edison Liang and Siming Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.03716},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

Submitted to ApJ. But during proof reading we just find that identical results had been published a while before: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983ApJ...272..765C/abstract

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