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Hydrodynamic Models of the Collisional Coma
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract.
The hydrodynamic approach to the modeling of the collisional regions of the cometary atmospheres is reviewed. A concise account of the existing Monte Carlo simulations is also incorporated. Emphasis is placed on works stimulated by the Halley flyby missions. The basic physical processes are described, based on the analogy with the physics of underexpanded jets. The general structure of the governing equations is presented and their legacy discussed. A detailed intercomparison is made of the application of these methods to the modeling of the comas. The reliability of the conclusions brought forward by existing models is discussed.
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- Section V: The Cometary Coma
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 116 , Issue 2: Comets in the Post-Halley Era , 1991 , pp. 937 - 989
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1991
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