Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-12-31
Astrophys.J. 567 (2002) 947
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
42 pages with 14 figures accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, v. 567, n2 p1, Mar 10 2002
Scientific paper
10.1086/338591
This is the first in a series of papers on the effects of dust on the formation, propagation, and structure of nonlinear MHD waves and MHD shocks in weakly-ionized plasmas. We model the plasma as a system of 9 interacting fluids, consisting of the neutral gas, ions, electrons, and 6 grain fluids comprised of very small grains or PAHs and classical grains in different charge states. We formulate the governing equations for perpendicular shocks under approximations appropriate for dense molecular clouds, protostellar cores, and protoplanetary disks. We describe a code that obtains numerical solutions using a finite difference method, and estabish its accuracy by comparing numerical and exact solutions for special cases.
Ciolek Glenn E.
Roberge Wayne G.
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