The plausibility of Kolmogorov-type spectra in molecular clouds

Details The plausibility of Kolmogorov-type spectra in molecular clouds The plausibility of Kolmogorov-type spectra in molecular clouds

May 1988

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 197, no. 1-2, May 1988, p. 228-234. CNRS-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Energy Spectra, Gas Dynamics, Kolmogoroff Theory, Molecular Clouds, Turbulence, Fine Structure, Gravitational Collapse, Kinetic Energy, Mach Number, Supersonic Flow, Velocity Distribution

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The authors show on the basis of two dimensional numerical simulations that a Kolmogorov-type spectrum and a sizeable compressibility with rms Mach numbers close to unity are compatible, thus relieving the possibility that the scaling laws observed in a variety of molecular clouds can have classical turbulent interpretation. In these calculations a highly filamentary structure develops, visible both in density and vorticity which seems compatible with fine resolution observations in molecular clouds. Moreover, the authors recall that several inertial ranges due to different instabilities occurring at well separated scales can coexist independently.

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