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Shear flows are ubiquitous phenomena in astrophysical environments. We present recent results concerning the acceleration of energetic particles in turbulent shear flows showing that cosmic ray particles can be accelerated efficiently in the relativistic jets of AGNs and GRBs. Efficient cosmic ray acceleration results in an induced flow viscosity that may explain part of the deceleration effects observed.
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Rieger, F., Duffy, P. (2007). Cosmic-Ray Acceleration and Viscosity. In: Aschenbach, B., Burwitz, V., Hasinger, G., Leibundgut, B. (eds) Relativistic Astrophysics Legacy and Cosmology – Einstein’s. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74713-0_110
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