Particle acceleration and relativistic shocks

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1999-05-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9905069v1

J.Phys. G25 (1999) R163-R194

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

43 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics as a topical review

Scientific paper

10.1088/0954-3899/25/8/201

Observations of both gamma-ray burst sources and certain classes of active galaxy indicate the presence of relativistic shock waves and require the production of high energy particles to explain their emission. In this paper we review the basic theory of shock waves in relativistic hydrodynamics and magneto-hydrodynamics, emphasising the astrophysically interesting cases. This is followed by an overview of the theory of particle acceleration at such shocks. We summarise the applications to the astrophysics of relativistic jets and fireball models of gamma-ray-bursts.

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