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Physics and phenomenology of weakly magnetized, relativistic astrophysical shock waves
A. Vanthieghem, M. Lemoine, I. Plotnikov +4
Weakly magnetized, relativistic collisionless shock waves are not only the natural offsprings of relativistic jets in high-energy astrophysical sources, they are also associated wi…
Physics of relativistic collisionless shocks: III The suprathermal particles
Martin Lemoine, Guy Pelletier, Arno Vanthieghem +1
In this third paper of a series, we discuss the physics of the population of accelerated particles in the precursor of an unmagnetized, relativistic collisionless pair shock. In pa…
Physics of relativistic collisionless shocks: II Dynamics of the background plasma
M. Lemoine, A. Vanthieghem, G. Pelletier +1
In this second paper of a series, we discuss the dynamics of a plasma entering the precursor of an unmagnetized, relativistic collisionless pair shock. We discuss how this backgrou…
Physics of relativistic collisionless shocks: The scattering center frame
G. Pelletier, L. Gremillet, A. Vanthieghem +1
In this first paper of a series dedicated to the microphysics of unmagnetized, relativistic collisionless pair shocks, we discuss the physics of the Weibel-type transverse current…
Physics of Weibel-mediated relativistic collisionless shocks
M. Lemoine, L. Gremillet, G. Pelletier +1
We develop a comprehensive theoretical model of relativistic collisionless pair shocks mediated by the current filamentation instability. We notably characterize the noninertial fr…
Towards understanding the physics of collisionless relativistic shocks
Guy Pelletier, Andrei Bykov, Don Ellison +1
Relativistic astrophysical collisionless shocks represent outstanding dissipation agents of the huge power of relativistic outflows produced by accreting black holes, core collapse…