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Title:
Theory of interstellar shocks
Authors:
Draine, Bruce T.; McKee, Christopher F.
Affiliation:
AA(Princeton Univ. Observatory, NJ), AB(California Univ., Berkeley)
Publication:
In: Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics. Vol. 31 (A94-12726 02-90), p. 373-432. (Annual Reviews Homepage)
Publication Date:
00/1993
Category:
Astrophysics
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
FLUID DYNAMICS, INTERSTELLAR SPACE, IONIZED GASES, SHOCK WAVE PROPAGATION, STELLAR WINDS, COSMIC PLASMA, INTERSTELLAR GAS
DOI:
10.1146/annurev.aa.31.090193.002105
Bibliographic Code:
1993ARA&A..31..373D

Abstract

The physical principles underlying the theoretical understanding of the structure of interstellar shock waves are outlined. Attention is given to single fluid shocks, with emphasis on fluid equations, jump conditions, and collisionless and radiative shocks. Multifluid shocks in weakly ionized gas are examined, with reference to fluid equations, atomic and molecular processes, the role of dust grains, length scales, critical ionization velocity, magnetic precursors to J-type shocks, and numerical modeling. Multifluid shocks in ionized gas, instabilities in shock waves, dust in shocks, and shock chemistry are also discussed.

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