RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

accretion
hydrodynamics
shock waves
Astrophysics

How to Cite

Hydrodynamical Interaction between an Accretion Flow and a Stellar Wind. (2004). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 40(2), 147-165. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/2004rmxaa..40..147m

Abstract

Molecular clouds in the interstellar medium suffer gravitational instabilities that lead to the formation of one or multiple stars. A recently formed star inside a cold cloud communicates its gravitational force to the surrounding environment and soon an accretion flow falling into the star develops. After their formation, all stars soon eject a wind of gas that interacts with the external accretion flow. This interaction produces a shock wave that evolves with time. The work presented in this article formulates a simple prescription for the evolution of this interaction. With the aid of this model we construct a few radio continuum maps of the source.
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