VI Astrophysical Applications

In the previous chapters we have analysed two types of interactions of radio jets with their surroundings. The radius of the jet being assumed to be much smaller than the radius of the cloud. Firstly, the steady passage of the jet through a dense stratified cloud and the consequences on its structure were discussed in Chapters III and IV. The overall structure of the cloud is not changed as a result of the interaction. Secondly, in Chapter V, the collision of a shock wave with a dense stratified region in one dimension was analysed. This is related to the initial stages of the interaction between the shock wave associated with the head of an expanding jet and a cloud. In this case, the overall structure of the cloud varies with time.

The present Chapter discusses the consequences of the results obtained so far and applies them to astronomical sources.