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Theory of the Fireball

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-p-= 1.2 R J<br />

50 t ,<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> steep dependence <strong>of</strong> ternperatwe on R, (3.16)~ <strong>the</strong> radi-<br />

(3.29)<br />

ating surface R will be close to <strong>the</strong> shock front Rs. NOW <strong>the</strong> Hugoniot<br />

relations state that for close to 1<br />

is = (?)I/* (3.30)<br />

where p is <strong>the</strong> ambient density and p = 2p, tne shock' pressure. Fur<strong>the</strong>r-<br />

1 S<br />

more, for <strong>the</strong> strong shock case,<br />

Rs - t 0.4<br />

4<br />

The black body radiation at temperature LO T' is<br />

JO<br />

= 5.7 X ~f~ erg/cm<br />

2<br />

sec<br />

(3.33)<br />

Actually, only tine radiation up to about hvo = 2.75 ev can be emitted to<br />

large distances because tne absorption is too great for radiation <strong>of</strong>

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