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3-D hydrodynamical simulations of extragalactic jets

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Jets in Extragalactic Radio Sources

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 421))

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We summarize the results of 3-D numerical hydrodynamical simulations studying the origin of morphological asymmetries in radio jets. Four cases are studied which relate to the interpretation of narrow-angle tailed radio sources, wide-angle tailed radio sources, and asymmetric radio hot spots in classical doubles. Our simulations are performed at high numerical resolution using the most accurate numerical algorithms available. They reveal a number of new and interesting features in 3-D jet hydrodynamics which lend further support to the fluid beam hypothesis.

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  1. Department of Astronomy and National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405. N. Mathews Street, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA

    Michael L. Norman & Dinshaw S. Balsara

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Hermann-Josef Röser Klaus Meisenheimer

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Norman, M.L., Balsara, D.S. (1993). 3-D hydrodynamical simulations of extragalactic jets. In: Röser, HJ., Meisenheimer, K. (eds) Jets in Extragalactic Radio Sources. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 421. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57164-7_98

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