3 papers
astro-ph2000
The distribution of shock waves in driven supersonic turbulence
Michael D. Smith, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Fabian Heitsch
Supersonic turbulence generates distributions of shock waves. Here, we analyse the shock waves in three-dimensional numerical simulations of uniformly driven supersonic turbulence,…
astro-ph2000
The shock waves in decaying supersonic turbulence
Michael D. Smith, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Julia M. Zuev
We here analyse numerical simulations of supersonic, hypersonic and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence that is free to decay. Our goals are to understand the dynamics of the decay and…
astro-ph1997
The formation of C-shocks: structure and signatures
Michael D. Smith, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Shock waves in molecular clouds should evolve into continuous or C-type structures due to the magnetic field and ion-neutral friction. We here determine whether and how this is ach…