@inproceedings{aeb4a281cb9e4770aaa08f6e1503e86d,
title = "Ultra-relativistic shockwaves in arbitrary continuous media I",
abstract = "Ultra-relativistic shockwaves occur in the study of several classes of astrophysical objects, including pulsar wind nebulae and active galactic nuclei, and are widespread in research on gamma-ray bursts. This work investigates generalizations of the familiar Blandford-McKee solutions to the fluid equations for the case of an ultra-relativistic shockwave propagating in a continuous, varying external medium.We obtain a semi-analytic result in which the post-shock material behaves locally as an {"}almost self-similar{"}. solution, evolving adiabatically with the external medium. We discuss the implications of our results for GRB observations.",
keywords = "Gamma-ray bursts, Relativistic hydrodynamics, Shocks",
author = "\{Van Adelsberg\}, Matthew and Davide Lazzati and Rosalba Perna",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1063/1.2840431",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735404854",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "36--39",
booktitle = "Astrophysics of Compact Objects - International Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects",
note = "International Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects ; Conference date: 01-07-2007 Through 07-07-2007",
}