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2-D MHD Configurations for Accretion Disks Around Magnetized Stars

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2009-12-10 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Abstract

We discuss basic features of steady accretion disk morphology around magnetized compact astrophysical objects. A comparison between the standard model of accretion based on visco-resistive MHD and the plasma instabilities, like ballooning modes, triggered by very low value of resistivity, is proposed.

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@article{arxiv.0912.1721,
  title  = {2-D MHD Configurations for Accretion Disks Around Magnetized Stars},
  author = {Riccardo Benini and Giovanni Montani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1721},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

3 pages, 1 figure, presentation given at the Marcel Grossman Meeting XII, July 12 - 18 2009 (Paris)