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