Strong shock with radiation near the surface of a star

Sachdev, PL and Ashraf, S (1971) Strong shock with radiation near the surface of a star. In: Physics of Fluids, 14 (10). pp. 2107-2110.

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Abstract

The propagation of a shock wave, originating in a stellar interior, is considered when it approaches the surface of the star and assumes a self-similar character, "forgetting" its initial conditions. The flow behind the shock is assumed to be spatially isothermal rather than adiabatic to simulate the conditions of large radiative transfer near the stellar surface. The adiabatic and isothermal flows behind such a shock are compared. The exact shock-propagation laws, obtained by solving the equations in similarity variables, for different values of the parameter δ in the undisturbed density law, ρ0 ∝ xδ, and γ, the ratio of specific heats, are compared with the approximate values calculated by Whitham's characteristic rule and the two show a generally good agreement.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physics of Fluids
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2010 08:49
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:08
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/28323

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