Density PDFs of Super-Sonic Turbulence

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dc.creatorNordlund, AAke
dc.creatorPadoan, Paolo
dc.date1998-10-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:28:14Z
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dc.descriptionThe question of the shape of the density PDF for supersonic turbulence is addressed, using both analytical and numerical methods. For isothermal supersonic turbulence, the PDF is Log-Normal, with a width that scales approximately linearly with the Mach number. For a polytropic equation of state, with an effective gamma smaller than one, the PDF becomes skewed and reminiscent of (but not equal to) a power law on the high density side.
dc.descriptionInterstellar Turbulence, Proceedings of the second Guillermo Haro Conference, held in Puebla, Mexico, Jan, 12-16, 1998, Eds.: Franco, J.; Carraminana, A., Cambridge University Press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9810074
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9810074
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/13034
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleDensity PDFs of Super-Sonic Turbulence
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