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The fragmentation of expanding shells – limitations of the thin-shell model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Jim Dale
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, AVCR, Prague, Czech Republic
Richard Wünsch
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, AVCR, Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Palouš
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, AVCR, Prague, Czech Republic
Ant Whitworth
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Abstract

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We study the fragmentation of expanding shells in the context of the linear thin-shell analysis. We simulate shell fragmentation using the flash AMR code and a variant of the Benz SPH code.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010