| Name: | Prasanta Bera |
| Affiliation: | BHU, Varanasi |
| Conference ID: | ASI2025_311 |
| Title: | Relativistic oblique shock reflection: numerical study |
| Authors: | Prasanta Bera |
| Authors Affiliation: | Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi 221005 |
| Mode of Presentation: | Poster |
| Abstract Category: | High Energy Phenomena, Fundamental Physics and Astronomy |
| Abstract: | Shock is very common in astrophysics, especially in high-energy emission physics. Most studies in the literature deal with one-dimensional propagation. Here, we numerically study the interaction of a relativistic fluid and the propagation of a relativistic shock in two dimensions. We consider the oblique incidence of a shock with an idealized reflecting wall. The perpendicular velocity component of the fluid adjacent to the wall vanishes, forming a discontinuity/shock with the incident flow. Depending on the properties of the incident flow, a uniform post-shock region develops, indicating a regular reflection. We find that the transition from regular reflection to irregular (Mach) reflection coincides with the sonic condition. |
