On the stability of accelerating relativistic shock waves
arXiv:astro-ph/0609074 · doi:10.1086/508850
Abstract
We consider the corrugation instability of the self-similar flow with an accelerating shock in the highly relativistic regime. We derive the correct dispersion relation for the proper modes in the self-similar regime, and conclude that this solution is unstable.
25 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
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