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Dynamics and Energetics of the Interstellar Medium

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Diffuse Matter in Galaxies

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Some basic tools for the modeling of the dynamical properties of the diffuse interstellar medium are reviewed. First, an overview of fluid mechanics is given. Then, basic phenomena are presented: radiative losses, shocks, ionization fronts, and electron thermal conduction. These tools and building blocks are then applied to model idealized versions of localized dynamical situations in the diffuse interstellar medium. Some observational constraints on global models of the interstellar medium are briefly discussed.

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  1. Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Bernard Lazareff

  2. Groupe d’Astrophysique / CERMO, Université de Grenoble, France

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  2. Observatoire de Meudon, Meudon, France

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  4. Laboratoire de Physique Stellaire et Planétaire, Verrières-le-Buisson, France

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Lazareff, B. (1983). Dynamics and Energetics of the Interstellar Medium. In: Audouze, J., Lequeux, J., Lévy, M., Vidal-Madjar, A. (eds) Diffuse Matter in Galaxies. NATO ASI Series, vol 110. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7183-7_7

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