Evaporation and condensation processes of giant molecular clouds in a hot plasma

DOI10.1023/A:1002684126855MaRDI QIDQ1586029zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors R. Smith

Publication date 9 January 2002

Published in Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0001448

zbMATH Keywords

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability interstellar medium hydrodynamical simulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

Abstract: 2d hydrodynamical simulations are performed to examine the evaporation and condensation processes of giant molecular clouds in the hot phase of the interstellar medium. The evolution of cold and dense clouds is calculated in the subsonic stream of a hot tenuous plasma. Our code includes self-gravity, heating and cooling processes and heat conduction by electrons. Significant differences occur between simulations with and without heat conduction.

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