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September 18, 2025Physics of Fluids1 citations

Ionizing cylindrical shock in a rotating self-gravitating dusty gas with magnetized isothermal flow

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ASAniruddha Kumar SharmaIndian Institute of Technology RoorkeeSYShalini YadavShriram Institute for Industrial ResearchRARajan AroraIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Key Points

  • The study finds that factors like adiabatic index and shock Cowling index significantly influence flow energy.
  • Parametric studies reveal how density variations and dust loading affect cylindrical shock characteristics.
  • Using Sakurai's power-series method, closed-form solutions for shock velocity are derived under isothermal conditions.
  • These results validate existing models and enhance understanding of dusty magnetogasdynamic shocks in astrophysical contexts.

Abstract

This article analyzes ionizing cylindrical magnetogasdynamic (MGD) shock waves in a rotating, axisymmetric, self-gravitating dusty gas under isothermal conditions. Using Sakurai's power-series method, closed-form similarity solutions are derived up to the first-order approximation in terms of (CU)2, where U is the shock velocity and C is the sound speed. The ambient medium ahead of the shock is assumed to have power-law variations in density, magnetic pressure, and azimuthal and axial velocities. A detailed parametric study highlights how factors such as the adiabatic index γ, dust loading κp, gravitational parameter G0, shock Cowling index C⋆, rotational parameter v⋆A, and density variation index q influence the flow and disturbance energy. The velocity–distance and distance–time profiles confirm the decaying nature of the cylindrical shock. These results offer a valuable benchmark for validating self-similar and numerical solutions and provide novel insights into dusty MGD shocks in astrophysical settings like supernova remnants, protostellar jets, and galactic outflows.

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Sharma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d461cb31b076d99fa611a8https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0285112
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