Turbulence in the Interstellar Medium: Energetics and Driving Mechanisms

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dc.creatorMac Low, Mordecai-Mark
dc.date2002-11-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:06:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:06:35Z
dc.descriptionInterstellar turbulence is expected to dissipate quickly in the absence of continuous energy input. I examine the energy available for driving the turbulence from six likely mechanisms: magnetorotational instability, gravitational instability, protostellar outflows, H II region expansion, stellar winds, and supernovae. I conclude that supernovae contribute far more energy than the other mechanisms, and so form the most likely drving mechanism.
dc.description10 pages, for publication in a proceedings issue of Astrophysics & Space Science recording the conference "From Observations to Self-Consistent Modeling of the Interstellar Medium"
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0211616
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0211616
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5412
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleTurbulence in the Interstellar Medium: Energetics and Driving Mechanisms
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