Full analytical ultrarelativistic 1D solutions of a planar working surface
arXiv:2012.15273 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stab2158
Abstract
We show that the 1D planar ultrarelativistic shock-tube problem with an ultrarelativistic polytropic equation of state can be solved analytically for the case of a working surface, i.e. for the case when an initial discontinuity on the hydrodynamical quantities of the problem form two shock waves separating from a contact discontinuity. The procedure is based on the extensive use of the Taub jump conditions for relativistic shock waves, the Taub adiabatic and performing Lorentz transformations to present the solution in a system of reference adequate for an external observer at rest. The solutions are found using a set of very useful theorems related to the Lorentz factors when transforming between systems of reference. The energy dissipated inside the working surface is relevant for studies of light curves observed in relativistic astrophysical jets and so, we provide a full analytical solution for this phenomenon assuming an ultrarelativistic periodic velocity injected at the base of the jet.
arXiv comment10 pages. Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
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