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Magnetohydrodynamic winds and jets from accretion disks

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The theory of magnetically accelerated outflows and jets from accretion disks is reviewed at an introductory level, with special attention to problem areas like the launching conditions of the flow at the disk surface, stability of the magnetic field, and collimation mechanisms. This text will appear in R.A.M.J. Wijers, M.B. Davies and C.A. Tout, eds., Physical processes in Binary Stars, Kluwer Dordrecht, 1996 (NATO ASI series).

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9602022,
  title  = {Magnetohydrodynamic winds and jets from accretion disks},
  author = {H. C. Spruit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9602022},
  year   = {2007}
}

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40 pages, 14 ps figures. Also available at ftp://ibm-3.mpa-garching.mpg.de/pub/suh/henk2.ps.gz or at ftp://ibm-3.mpa-garching.mpg.de/pub/suh/henk1.ps.gz (higher quality figures, bigger file)

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