Self-similar Blast Wave for A Two-component Fluid with Variable Adiabatic Index
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 varying from to . 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 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 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