Nonlinear spherical gravitational downfall of gas onto a solid ball: analytic and numerical results

DOI10.1016/S0167-2789(03)00157-XMaRDI QIDQ1401535zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors José Gaite, Mari-Paz Zorzano

Publication date 17 August 2003

Published in Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0309064

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic similarityshock wave

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dimensional analysis and similarity applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M55) Gas dynamics (general theory) (76N15)

Abstract: The process of downfall of initially homogeneous gas onto a solid ball due to the ball's gravity (relevant in astrophysical situations) is studied with a combination of analytic and numerical methods. The initial explicit solution soon becomes discontinuous and gives rise to a shock wave. Afterwards, there is a crossover between two intermediate asymptotic similarity regimes, where the shock wave propagates outwards according to two self-similar laws, initially accelerating and eventually decelerating and vanishing, leading to a static state. The numerical study allows one to investigate in detail this dynamical problem and its time evolution, verifying and complementing the analytic results on the initial solution, intermediate self-similar laws and static long-term solution.

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