this is not a simulation of a star. It actually an arbitrary solid cylinder placed in wind that is blowing at 2 times the speed of sound (alternatively, a cylinder moving at that speed in stationary air). When this happens, a discontinuity or a shock is formed in the field. You might have seen this in videos of fighter planes. When the planes accelerate, they form a white shock surface in front of it.
What did the Voyager 1 tell us about Bow Shock? How did it relay information about Bow Shock back to our station?
tnguyen318 8 months ago
Wertitis,
this is not a simulation of a star. It actually an arbitrary solid cylinder placed in wind that is blowing at 2 times the speed of sound (alternatively, a cylinder moving at that speed in stationary air). When this happens, a discontinuity or a shock is formed in the field. You might have seen this in videos of fighter planes. When the planes accelerate, they form a white shock surface in front of it.
prapanjgr 2 years ago