Shock Waves in astrophysics

Informations: TRAINING CODE = ED SPU-17

  • Stefano Gabici (chercheur CNRS, APC)
  • Dates : May 12-May 16 2025, 10:00-13:00
  • APC rooms TBA
  • Langue : English
  • 3 points

OUTLINE:

1) BASICS (4h)

– Brief introduction to hydro and magneto-hydro-dynamics
– What is a shock and how does it form?
– Shock jump conditions

2) SHOCK WAVES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (4h)

– The solar wind
– The Earth bow shock
– The solar wind termination shock

3) SHOCK WAVES IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM (4h)

– The multi-phase interstellar medium
– Supernova explosions and supernova remnants
– Impact of supernova remnant shocks on the interstellar medium
– Radiative shocks

4) RELATIVISTIC SHOCK WAVES (4h)

– Jump conditions
– Gamma ray bursts
– Shocks in AGN jets

5) COSMOLOGICAL SHOCK WAVES (4h)

– Basics of cosmology: very brief summary
– Large scale structure formation
– Clusters of galaxies: merger and accretion shocks