Vorticity generation behind interstellar shock fronts

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Aug 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991ap%26ss.182...81f&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 182, no. 1, Aug. 1991, p. 81-84.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Angular Momentum, Interstellar Gas, Open Clusters, Shock Fronts, Vorticity, Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Stellar Rotation, Supernovae

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It is shown that the development of vorticity in the wake of interstellar shocks provides a viable mechanism for the establishment of angular momentum in the interstellar medium (ISM). A plausible upper limit to the vorticity is estimated as a function of shock strength, geometry, and speed. Observations of rotating interstellar clouds and of stellar rotation in open clusters compare favorably with model predictions.

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