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Shock Waves inShock Waves inInterstellar SpaceInterstellar Space
Prof. Wayne G. RobergeProf. Wayne G. RobergeA Passion for PhysicsA Passion for Physics
Oct. 2, 2008Oct. 2, 2008
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Outline
• A Famous Example
• Anatomy of a Shock Wave
• Shock Waves on Earth
• Shock Waves in Space
• What I do
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Nuclear Explosion
shock front
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What’s going on?
Disturbance(supersonic)
Swept-Up Gas(hot)
(high pressure)
Undisturbed Gas(cold)
(low pressure)
ShockFront
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F/A 18 in Transonic Flight
Prandtl-Glauert Condensation(makes shock visible)
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Rifle Bullet in Air
spherical shockcone-shaped shock
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Supersonic Object in Air
object
“bow shock”
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shock front
Battleship Firing Big Guns
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Shock Wave in Trafficv vv
shockfront
undisturbed fluid disturbance
• Initially: uniform speed v and separation, L.• Next: driver on right touches brakes.• Next: a traffic pileup (“shock”) ensues.
v
L L
WHY?
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Velocity of Information
L• Left driver sees light and reacts.• News travels left with speed c
relative to traffic.
c = LΔt
Δt ≅ human reaction time
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Signal Velocity Rel. to Ground
*Marc Green, ”How Long Does it Take to Stop?”, Transportation Human Factors, vol. 2, p.195.
u = v-c• Shock (pileup) if u>0 or v>c.• Now put in some numbers!
V = 70 mph = 100 ft/sL = (N+1)hh = 15 ft (one car length)Δt = 1.5 s*
FOR HOW MANY CAR LENGTHS (N)does v=c?
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Earth’s Bow Shock
solar wind
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Protostars Have Jets!
vv
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HH47: 3 trillion Mile Jet
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A Theoretical Model
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HH30: Disk Detected!
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Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann1826 - 1866
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The Riemann Problem(fluid dynamics)
LEFT GAS RIGHT GAS
VR = VELOCITYNR = DENSITYPR = PRESSURE
x
VL = VELOCITYNL = DENSITYPL = PRESSURE
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THE RIEMANN PROBLEM(MULTIFLUID MHD)
B0B0
*MNRAS, IN PRESS (ARXIV:0708.4260).
MOLECULAR JET CLOUD
VL = 20 KM/SNL = 4 X 104 CM-3
TL= 10 KBL= 50 µG
x
VR = 0NR = 4 X 104 CM-3
TR= 10 KBR= 50 µG
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Summary
• Shock waves = hydrodynamical surprises.
• Caused by supersonic disturbances.
• Found almost everywhere in space.
• Light up and heat cold interstellar gas.
• Allow us to see, study star-forming material.