Mechanical Model for Relativistic Blast Waves
Jul, 20069 pages
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- Astrophys.J.Lett. 651 (2006) L1-L4
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- astro-ph/0607641 [astro-ph]
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Relativistic blast waves can be described by a mechanical model. In this model, the blast -- the compressed gas between the forward and reverse shocks -- is viewed as one hot body. Equations governing its dynamics are derived from conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. Simple analytical solutions are obtained in the two limiting cases of ultra-relativistic and non-relativistic reverse shock. Equations are derived for the general explosion problem.- gamma rays: bursts
- hydrodynamics
- relativity
- shock waves
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