Instabilities in Astrophysical Jets

M. Birkinshaw

doi:10.1007/BF00645111

Instabilities in Astrophysical Jets

M. Birkinshaw^*

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School of Physics

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Abstract

The observed properties of astrophysical jets are reviewed, and the techniques used to estimate the parameters of the underlying beams are described. This information is then used in a theoretical treatment of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of the flows, and the relevance of this instability to the persistence of the observed structures is emphasised.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-91
Number of pages	75
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume	242
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645111
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1996

Keywords

Beams
Jets
Magnetohydrodynainics
Radio galaxies

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