Cosmic Ray Acceleration at Relativistic Plasma Flows

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1998-08-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9808233v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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a review, to be published in Proc. Vulcano Workshop 1998: "Fronier Objects in Astrophysics and Particle Physics", 17 pages, La

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Theoretical concepts ofn cosmic ray particle acceleration at relativistic plasma flows -- shocks and shear layers -- are reviewed. We begin with a discussion of mildly relativistic shock waves. The role of oblique field configurations and field perturbations in forming the particle energy spectrum and changing the acceleration time scale is considered. Then, we report on two interesting attempts to consider particle acceleration at ultra-relativistic shocks. Finally, in contrast to the compressive shock discontinuities, we discuss the acceleration processes acting in the boundary layer at the tangential velocity transition. The second-order Fermi acceleration as well as the cosmic ray `viscous' acceleration provide the mechanisms generating energetic particles there.

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