A Mathematical Model for a Contracting Interstellar Cloud
Lisi, Meri ; Totaro, Silvia
Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 2 (2009), p. 453-466 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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In this paper, we study a one-dimensional mathematical model for a contracting interstellar cloud, with a star inside. Existence and uniqueness of a positive solution are proved by means of the fixed point theorem. A time discretization procedure is given and the case of an expanding interstellar cloud is also considered.

Publié le : 2009-06-01
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Lisi, Meri; Totaro, Silvia. A Mathematical Model for a Contracting Interstellar Cloud. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 2 (2009) pp. 453-466. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2009_9_2_2_453_0/

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