Accession Number:

AD0423694

Title:

SHOCK RELATIONS IN A DENSE HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

BRANDEIS UNIV WALTHAM MA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1963-03-21

Pagination or Media Count:

23.0

Abstract:

Shock relations are established for the dense high temperature gas, introducing relativistic concepts. It is assumed that the self-consistent static electric field does not play a significant role in the shock relations. From these relations, the heating effect due to the passage of the shock waves through a degenerate gas is deduced explicitly, indicating large heating effects. The results may be of significance in understanding the supernova phenomenon.

Subject Categories:

  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Astrophysics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE