Strong Bow Shocks: Turbulence and an Exact Self-similar Asymptotic

We show that strong bow shocks are turbulent and nonuniversal near the head but asymptote to a universal, steady, self-similar, and analytically solvable flow in the downstream. The turbulence is essentially 3D and has been confirmed by a 3D simulation. The asymptotic behavior is confirmed with high...

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Main Authors: Marcus DuPont, Andrei Gruzinov, Andrew MacFadyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad5adc