Spherically symmetric relativistic MHD simulations of pulsar wind nebulae in supernova remnants

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 405, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 617-626

  Bucciantini, N ^a,b   Blondin, J M ^b   Del Zanna, L ^a   Amato, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ISM: supernova remnants; Magnetohydrodynamics; Relativity; Shock waves; Stars: pulsars: general; Stars: winds, outflows

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHOCK WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038045639     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20030624     Document Type: Review

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