Theory of the Fireball
Theory of the Fireball
Theory of the Fireball
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adiation is essentially <strong>the</strong> difference H : Tne material drops<br />
suddenly in temperature from T to T as <strong>the</strong> cooling wave sweeps over<br />
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it, and <strong>the</strong> energy difference is set free for radiation.<br />
The term J depends on H on p, and on <strong>the</strong> temperature gradient<br />
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in <strong>the</strong> region inside <strong>the</strong> cooling wave (region 11). If this region is<br />
adiabatic, <strong>the</strong> temperature gradient can be calculated from (3.15). Since<br />
J1 is also related to <strong>the</strong> temperature gradient in <strong>the</strong> adiabatic region<br />
IV, <strong>the</strong> ratio J /J tends to unity as Ho -.)<br />
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H1.<br />
Thus <strong>the</strong> left hand side<br />
<strong>of</strong> (7.39) will have a certain minimwn value. Tnis seems to indicate<br />
that <strong>the</strong>re is no cooling wave at all until <strong>the</strong> pressure has fallen below<br />
a certain critical value. We have not investigated thi's point in detail.<br />
It is possible that it is simply related to tne break-away <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lumi-<br />
nous front from <strong>the</strong> shock wave, i. e., <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> Stage C .<br />
Equation (5.99) describes <strong>the</strong> weak cooling wave in Stage C I no<br />
matter what <strong>the</strong> distribution <strong>of</strong> tempe,rature in region 11. me stage<br />
comes to an end when H reaches <strong>the</strong> maximum possible value, Hc . There-<br />
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after, <strong>the</strong> wave described by (5.39) becomes inadequate to supply <strong>the</strong><br />
radiation energy: Since <strong>the</strong> enthalpy cm no longer increase, <strong>the</strong> speed<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cdoling wave has to increase. Tnis speed is tnen given by (5 .l9),<br />
and Stage C I1 has begun.