Hydrodynamical interaction between an accretion flow and a stellar wind

Molecular clouds in the interstellar medium suffer gravitational instabilities that lead to the formation of one or multiple stars. A recently formed star inside a cold cloud communicates its gravitational force to the surrounding environment and soon an accretion flow falling into the star develops. After their formation, all stars soon eject a wind of gas that interacts with the external accretion flow. This interaction produces a shock wave that evolves with time. The work presented in this article formulates a simple prescription for the evolution of this interaction. With the aid of this model we construct a few radio continuum maps of the source.

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Main Authors: Mendoza,S., Cantó,J., Raga,A. C.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Astronomía 2004
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0185-11012004000200003
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