RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

galaxies: halos
ISM: clouds
stars: formation

How to Cite

The strong/weak shock transition in cylindrical and planar blast waves. (2014). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 50(1), 145-150. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/2014rmxaa..50..145r

Abstract

A strong burst of star formation can result in the formation of up to ∼10(3) massive stars, which after a time of ∼10(6) yr will have supernova explosions. Depending on the spatial distribution of the supernovae, their combined effect will produce blast waves with different geometries. In this paper, we derive a solution for supernovae going off in a linear distribution (e.g., along a sector of a spiral arm) and also discuss the case of a planar distribution. Finally, we compare the results obtained for a centrally concentrated, a linear and a planar distribution for the supernovae.
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