Thermal instability in shearing and periodic turbulence
by A. Brandenburg, M. J. Korpi, and A. J. Mee
When ρ = 1-5 x 10-24 g cm-3,
the system is unstable and segregates into cool and warm phases.
Cool patches tend to coalesce into bigger ones.
In agreement with earlier results, no sustained turbulence is found.
Dissipation rates rates are comparable to the thermal energy input rate.
References:
Brandenburg, A., Korpi, M. J., & Mee, A. J.: 2007, ``Thermal instability in shearing and periodic turbulence,'' Astrophys. J. 654, 945-954
(astro-ph/0604244, ADS, DOI, HTML, PDF)
Gustafsson, M., Brandenburg, A., Lemaire, J. L., & Field, D.: 2006, ``The nature of turbulence in OMC1 at the star forming scale:
observations and simulations,'' Astron. Astrophys. 454, 815-825
(astro-ph/0512214, ADS, HTML, PDF)
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Figs.10-13: solid lines, dashed lines
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