Spiral Shock Formation in a 3D Accretion Disk

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Uploaded by on Jul 1, 2007

This is a 3D simulation of spiral shock formation in an accretion disk. Note how the spiral shocks form cleanly, but then collapse (due to a vertical ram pressure instability), making the structure of the disk very messy.

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  • no its ur mother

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  • Is this really a simulation?

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