A Shock-Patching Code for Ultra-Relativistic Fluid Flows

Details A Shock-Patching Code for Ultra-Relativistic Fluid Flows A Shock-Patching Code for Ultra-Relativistic Fluid Flows

1996-12-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9612045v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

submitted to ApJ, in press, Latex, uses AAS macro aaspp4.sty and psfig.tex (version 1.9), 12 pages, 5 figures and 4 tables, re

Scientific paper

10.1086/304547

We have developed a one-dimensional code to solve ultra-relativistic hydrodynamic problems, using the Glimm method for an accurate treatment of shocks and contact discontinuities. The implementation of the Glimm method is based on an exact Riemann solver and van der Corput sampling sequence. In order to improve computational efficiency, the Glimm method is replaced by a finite differencing scheme in those regions where the fluid flow is sufficiently smooth. The accuracy and convergence of this hybrid method is investigated in tests involving planar, cylindrically and spherically symmetric flows that exhibit strong shocks and Lorentz factors of up to ~2000. This hybrid code has proven to be successful in simulating the interaction between a thin, ultra-relativistic, spherical shell and a low density stationary medium, a situation likely to appear in Gamma-Ray Bursts, supernovae explosions, pulsar winds and AGNs.

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