Numerical Simulations of a Jet-Cloud Collision and Starburst:
  Application to Minkowski's Object
  We present results of three-dimensional, multi-physics simulations of an AGN
jet colliding with an intergalactic cloud. The purpose of these simulations is
to assess the degree of "positive feedback," i.e. jet-induced star formation,
that results. We have specifically tailored our simulation parameters to
facilitate comparison with recent observations of Minkowski's Object (M.O.), a
stellar nursery located at the termination point of a radio jet coming from
galaxy NGC 541. As shown in our simulations, such a collision triggers shocks
which propagate around and through the cloud. These shocks condense the gas and
under the right circumstances may trigger cooling instabilities, creating
runaway increases in density, to the point that individual clumps can become
Jeans unstable. Our simulations provide information about the expected star
formation rate, total mass converted to \ion{H}{1}, H$_2$, and stars, and the
relative velocity of the stars and gas. Our results confirm the possibility of
jet-induced star formation, and agree well with the observations of M.O.
