Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-04-18
PASJ, 60, 377 (2008)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
9 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
We analytically derive a relativistic variable Eddington factor in the relativistic radiative flow, and found that the Eddington factor depends on the {\it velocity gradient} as well as the flow velocity. When the gaseous flow is accelerated and there is a velocity gradient, there also exists a density gradient. As a result, an unobstructed viewing range by a comoving observer, where the optical depth measured from the comoving observer is unity, is not a sphere, but becomes an oval shape elongated in the direction of the flow; we call it a {\it one-tau photo-oval}. For the comoving observer, an inner wall of the photo-oval generally emits at a non-uniform intensity, and has a relative velocity. Thus, the comoving radiation fields observed by the comoving observer becomes {\it anisotropic}, and the Eddington factor must deviate from the value for the isotropic radiation fields. % In the case of a plane-parallel vertical flow, we examine the photo-oval and obtain the Eddington factor. In the sufficiently optically thick linear regime, the Eddington factor is analytically expressed as $f (\tau, \beta, \frac{d\beta}{d\tau}) = {1/3} (1 + {16/15} \frac{d\beta}{d\tau})$, where $\tau$ is the optical depth and $\beta$ ($=v/c$) is the flow speed normalized by the speed of light. %i.e., the Eddington factor depends on the velocity gradient. We also examine the linear and semi-linear regimes, and found that the Eddington factor generally depends both on the velocity and its gradient.
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