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Migration of anticyclonic vortices in the protoplanetary disk

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2012-11-28 v3

Abstract

This contribution describes the evolution of the protoplanetary disk using 2D numerical simulations. The 2D Euler equations are solved with the finite volume method. The numerical simulations are used to study the persistence and migration of anticyclonic vortices. Two cases are presented : (1) vortices produced by the Rossby Waves Instability, (2) a non-linear vortex model initially implemented into the disk. The migration of the vortices is due to spiral density waves excited by the vortex in the gas of the disk.

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@article{arxiv.1201.3257,
  title  = {Migration of anticyclonic vortices in the protoplanetary disk},
  author = {Clément Surville and Pierre Barge},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.3257},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Contribution for the 20th French Congress of Mechanics at Besancon, France in 29th August 2011