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Shock Waves, Particle Acceleration and Non-Thermal Emission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R.D. Blandford
R.D. Blandford*
Affiliation:
130-33 Caltech, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A.

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Some recent developments in the theory of particle acceleration at supernova shock fronts are reviewed and the confrontation of this theory with measurements of galactic cosmic rays and observations of supernova remnants is discussed. Supernova shock waves are able to account for the energetics, spectrum and composition of galactic cosmic rays, though it remains difficult to understand acceleration of ∼ 105 GeV particles. Recent developments in the analysis of interplanetary shock waves and in the numerical simulation of quasi-parallel shocks are encouraging. Interpretations of different categories of remnants are reviewed and a speculative interpretation of the optical companion to SN1987a is discussed.

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Research Article
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International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium , 1988 , pp. 309 - 324
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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