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Mass-loaded astronomical flows – I. General principles and their application to RCW 58

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: We discuss the general principles of mass addition to astrophysical flows via hydrodynamic mixing. We argue that in the absence of strong radiative cooling, a sustained one-dimensional mass-loaded flow will statistically mimic a steady flow of constant adiabatic Mach number about equal to unity. This proposition receives powerful support from observational data for the Wolf–Rayet wind-blown nebula RCW 58.

Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/221.3.715

Authors: T. W. Hartquist, J. E. Dyson, M. Pettini, L. J. Smith

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, University of Manchester, Royal Observatory in Greenwich, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2057435381

FWCI: 1.923

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