Rayleigh–Taylor instability in two-component relativistic jets
Rayleigh–Taylor instability in two-component relativistic jets
Relativistic jets associated with active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts propagate over huge distances without significant loss of momentum. At the same time they are bright emitters, which is indicative of strong energy dissipation. This points towards a mechanism of internal dissipation which does not result in a global disruption …