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Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

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 Σ0rα\Sigma_0\propto r^{-\alpha}, a coplanar azimuthal magnetic field B0rγB_0\propto r^{-\gamma}, a consistent self-gravity and a power-law rotation curve v0rβv_0\propto r^{-\beta} where v0v_0 is the linear azimuthal gas rotation speed. The barotropic equation of state ΠΣn\Pi\propto\Sigma^{n} is adopted for both MHD background equilibrium and coplanar MHD perturbations where Π\Pi is the vertically integrated pressure and nn is the barotropic index. For a scale-free background MHD equilibrium, a relation exists among α\alpha, β\beta, γ\gamma and nn such that only one parameter (e.g., β\beta) 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 β\beta is specified. To complement the magnetized singular isothermal disc (MSID) analysis of Lou, we extend the analysis to a wider range of 1/4<β<1/2-1/4<\beta<1/2. As an example of illustration, we discuss specifically the β=1/4\beta=1/4 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

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