Numerical Models of Accretion Disks
Astrophysics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
I review recent numerical studies of accretion disks, focusing on measurements of the turbulent shear stress, or , in the shearing box model. I conclude with a list of astronomically relevant open questions that can be settled via future numerical experiments.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9712233,
title = {Numerical Models of Accretion Disks},
author = {Charles F. Gammie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9712233},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 pages, LaTeX, aipproc.sty, invited review at "Accretion Processes in Astrophysical Systems: Some Like It Hot", eds. S. Holt and T. Kallman