dc.contributor.author | Buren, David Van | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2004-10-03T03:44:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2004-10-03T03:44:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995-06 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The Astrophysical Journal | en_US |
dc.identifier.clearanceno | 95-0787 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/30918 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present a linear stability analysis of bow shocks created by the interaction of a spherical wind moving with respect to its surrounding medium. The bounding shocks are assumed isothermal and with Mach number M = 쮠 Following Soker (1990) we study the evolution of short wavelength perturbations. We find that the motion is unstable in this limit. Moreover, the ratio of the wind velocity to the star velocity * characterizes the stability properties. Bow shocks with fast winds for which */ <<1 are more stable than bow shocks with slow winds i.e. */ >>1. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject.other | Bow Shocks | en_US |
dc.title | Stability Analysis of Bow Shocks | en_US |