Classical and Relativistic Evolution of an Extra-Galactic Jet with Back-Reaction

Abstract

We consider a turbulent jet that is moving in a Lane⁻Emden ( n = 5 ) medium. The conserved quantity is the energy flux, which allows finding, to first order, an analytical expression for the velocity and an approximate trajectory. The conservation of the relativistic flux for the energy allows deriving, to first order, an analytical expression for the velocity, and numerically determining the trajectory. The back-reaction due to the radiative losses for the trajectory is evaluated both in the classical and the relativistic case.

Keywords

• radio galaxies
• jets and bursts
• galactic winds and fountains
• radio sources