Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 2005
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THE PHYSICS OF COLLISIONLESS SHOCKS: 4th Annual IGPP International Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Shock Waves, Accretion Disks, Star Formation, Galaxies, Cataclysmic Binary Stars, Galactic Nuclei, Star Formation, Accretion And Accretion Disks, Infall, Accretion, And Accretion Disks, Cataclysmic Binaries, Symbiotic Stars
Scientific paper
Spiral shocks waves are present in many astrophysical systems, including galactic disks, binary systems such as cataclysmic variables, AGN disks, and are probably present in disks around newly forming stars. In this paper we will discuss, in particular, spiral shocks resulting from the growth of a gravitational instability. We investigate how these spiral waves can transport angular momentum outwards and mass inwards - an important aspect of star formation - and a process that may play a role in the secular evolution of disk galaxies, leading to the formation of bulges. In some cases the instability can be sufficiently violent for the disk to fragment into gravitationally bound objects. This may explain the origin of the stellar population orbiting the galactic center, and has also been suggested as a mechanism for forming gaseous planets similar to Jupiter and Saturn. We consider the conditions required for fragmentation and whether such a process could indeed produce gaseous planets.
Armitage Philip J.
Lodato Giuseppe
Rice W. K. M.
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