Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs
Abstract
We construct analytically stationary global configurations for both aligned and logarithmic spiral coplanar magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) perturbations in an axisymmetric background MHD disc with a power-law surface mass density , a coplanar azimuthal magnetic field , a consistent self-gravity and a power-law rotation curve where is the linear azimuthal gas rotation speed. The barotropic equation of state is adopted for both MHD background equilibrium and coplanar MHD perturbations where is the vertically integrated pressure and is the barotropic index. For a scale-free background MHD equilibrium, a relation exists among , , and such that only one parameter (e.g., ) is independent. For a linear axisymmetric stability analysis, we provide global criteria in various parameter regimes. For nonaxisymmetric aligned and logarithmic spiral cases, two branches of perturbation modes (i.e., fast and slow MHD density waves) can be derived once is specified. To complement the magnetized singular isothermal disc (MSID) analysis of Lou, we extend the analysis to a wider range of . As an example of illustration, we discuss specifically the case when the background magnetic field is force-free. Angular momentum conservation for coplanar MHD perturbations and other relevant aspects of our approach are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0410658,
title = {Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs},
author = {Yue Shen and Xin Liu and Yu-Qing Lou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0410658},
year = {2009}
}
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25 pages