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Gamma-ray absorption in the microquasar SS433
We discuss the gamma-ray absorption in the inner region of the microquasar
SS433. Our investigation includes several contributions to the opacity of this
system. They result from the ambient fields generated by the primary star,
possibly an A-type supergiant, and a very extended disk around the black hole.
Besides the sharp and dramatic absorption effect that occurs every time the
star crosses the emission zone, we find in the UV photon field from the
extended disk an important source of absorption for very high energy
gamma-rays. This results in periodic gamma-ray observational signatures.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, to appear in Astropart.Phy
Stability of an upwind Petrov Galerkin discretization of convection diffusion equations
We study a numerical method for convection diffusion equations, in the regime
of small viscosity. It can be described as an exponentially fitted conforming
Petrov-Galerkin method. We identify norms for which we have both continuity and
an inf-sup condition, which are uniform in mesh-width and viscosity, up to a
logarithm, as long as the viscosity is smaller than the mesh-width or the
crosswind diffusion is smaller than the streamline diffusion. The analysis
allows for the formation of a boundary layer.Comment: v1: 18 pages. 2 figures. v2: 22 pages. Numerous details added and
completely rewritten final proof. 8 pages appendix with old proo
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