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MagnetoHydrodynamic shock waves in molecular clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

B. T. Draine
B. T. Draine*
Affiliation:
Princeton University Observatory, Peyton Hall, Princeton NJ 08544, U.S.A.

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The fluid dynamics of MHD shock waves in magnetized molecular gas is reviewed. The different types of shock solutions, and the circumstances under which the different types occur, are delineated. Current theoretical work on C∗- and J-type shocks, and on the stability of C-type shocks, is briefly described. Observations of the line emission from MHD shocks in different regions appear to be in conflict with theoretical expectations for single, plane-parallel shocks. Replacement of plane-parallel shocks by bow shocks may help reconcile theory and observation, but it is also possible that the observed shocks may not be “steady”, or that theoretical models have omitted some important physics.

Type
Shocks and Instabilities
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 147: Fragmentation of Molecular Clouds and Star Formation , 1991 , pp. 185 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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