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Numerical simulations of turbulent compressible flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

A. Pouquet
Affiliation:
Observatoire de la C ôte d'Azur, BP 139, Nice cedex 06003, France
T. Passot
Affiliation:
Observatoire de la C ôte d'Azur, BP 139, Nice cedex 06003, France Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 85721
J. Léorat
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Meudon, 92 Meudon, France

Abstract

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We give an overview of the use of numerical simulations in the modeling of turbulence in molecular clouds.

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Velocity Field and Magnetic Field
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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