Relativistic Motion with Viscosity: II Stokes’s Law of Resistance

¹ Physics Department, Turin, Italy

Abstract

The deduction of a relativistic and mildly relativistic equation of motion in the presence of a drag force proportional to the velocity is presented. The obtained results are used to model the trajectory of the supernova SN1993J and the light curves of gamma-ray bursts.

KeywordsSupernovaeGeneral SupernovaeIndividual (SN 1993J) ISMSupernova Remnants GRBIndividual (GRB 130427A) GRBIndividual (GRB 120521C) GRBIndividual (GRB 130606A)

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Relativistic Motion with Viscosity: II Stokes’s Law of Resistance

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