The Coupling of Radiation and Hydrodynamics

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/307515· OSTI ID:689938

Lowrie, R B ^[1]; Morel, J E ^[1]; Hittinger, J A ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

The coupling of radiation transport and hydrodynamics is discussed for the Eulerian frame. The discussion is aimed at developing a suitable set of equations for nonrelativistic radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) that can be numerically integrated using high-resolution methods for conservation laws. We outline how numerical methods based on a wave decomposition may be developed, along with the importance of conservation, particularly in the equilibrium regime. The properties of the RHD equations are examined through asymptotic and dispersion analyses. The conditions required to obtain the classical equilibrium limit are rigorously studied. The results show that a simple coupling term developed recently by Morel, which retains a minimum of relativistic corrections, may be sufficient for nonrelativistic flows. We also give two constraints on the relativistic corrections that result in retaining terms on the order of the truncation. In addition, the dispersion results for the P{sub 1} approximation are studied in detail and are compared with both the exact-transport results and a full relativistic treatment. We also examine some nonintuitive behavior in the dispersion results. {copyright} {ital {copyright} 1999.} {ital The American Astronomical Society}

• OSTI ID: 689938
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 521, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
CONSERVATION LAWS
WAVE PROPAGATION
DISPERSION RELATIONS