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We use local numerical simulations to study a vertically stratified accretion disk with a resistive mid-plane that damps magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. This is an idealized model for the dead zones that may be present at some radii…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-27 Daniel Gole , Jacob B. Simon , Stephen H. Lubow , Philip J. Armitage

We use a global magnetohydrodynamic simulation of a geometrically thin accretion disk to investigate the locality and detailed structure of turbulence driven by the magnetorotational instability (MRI). The model disk has an aspect ratio $H…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Kris Beckwith , Philip J. Armitage , Jacob B. Simon

We present the first-ever simulations of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) stellar magnetospheric winds coupled with disc-driven jets where the resistive and viscous accretion disc is self-consistently described. These innovative MHD…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-19 Z. Meliani , F. Casse , C. Sauty

It is generally believed that turbulence has a significant impact on the dynamics and evolution of molecular clouds and the star formation which occurs within them. Non-ideal magnetohydrodynamic effects are known to influence the nature of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-03-17 Turlough P. Downes , Stephen O'Sullivan

The influence of the Hall effect on the global stability of cool Kepler disks under the influence of an axial magnetic field is considered. For sufficiently large magnetic Reynolds numbers Rm the magnetorotational instability (MRI) exists…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Ruediger , L. L. Kitchatinov

The saturation level of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) is investigated using three-dimensional MHD simulations. The shearing box approximation is adopted and the vertical component of gravity is ignored, so that the evolution of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Takayoshi Sano , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka , Neal J. Turner , James M. Stone

The formation of protoplanetary discs during the collapse of molecular dense cores is significantly influenced by angular momentum transport, notably by the magnetic torque. In turn, the evolution of the magnetic field is determined by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-01 Patrick Hennebelle , Benoit Commercon , Gilles Chabrier , Pierre Marchand

We present the results of local, vertically stratified, radiation MHD shearing box simulations of MRI turbulence appropriate for the hydrogen ionizing regime of dwarf nova and soft X-ray transient outbursts. We incorporate the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-04-29 Shigenobu Hirose , Omer Blaes , Julian H. Krolik , Matthew S. B. Coleman , Takayoshi Sano

We explore the pulsationally driven orbital mass ejection mechanism for Be star disc formation using isothermal, 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and hydrodynamic simulations. Non-radial pulsations are added to a star rotating at 95\% of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-09 Sean M. Ressler

Turbulence driven by magnetorotational instability (MRI) crucially affects the evolution of solid bodies in protoplanetary disks. On the other hand, small dust particles stabilize MRI by capturing ionized gas particles needed for the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Satoshi Okuzumi , Shigenobu Hirose

Protostars are born in magnetized environments. As a consequence, the formation of protostellar disks can be suppressed by the magnetic field efficiently removing angular momentum of the infalling material. Non-ideal MHD effects are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-26 Travis J. Thieme , Shih-Ping Lai , Yueh-Ning Lee , Sheng-Jun Lin , Hsi-Wei Yen

Outflows driven by large-scale magnetic fields likely play an important role in the evolution and dispersal of protoplanetary disks, and in setting the conditions for planet formation. We extend our 2-D axisymmetric non-ideal MHD model of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Oliver Gressel , Jon P. Ramsey , Christian Brinch , Richard P. Nelson , Neal J. Turner , Simon Bruderer

Stellar mass black holes in the disks around active galactic nuclei (AGN) are promising sources for gravitational wave detections by LIGO/VIRGO. Recent studies suggest this environment fosters the formation and merger of binary black holes.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-10 Bhupendra Mishra , Josh Calcino

We perform GR-MHD simulations of outflow launching from thin accretion disks. As in the non-relativistic case, resistivity is essential for the mass loading of the disk wind. We implemented resistivity in the ideal GR-MHD code HARM3D,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-04 Christos Vourellis , Christian Fendt , Qian Qian , Scott Noble

Planetesimal formation is a crucial yet poorly understood process in planet formation. It is widely believed that planetesimal formation is the outcome of dust clumping by the streaming instability (SI). However, recent analytical and…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-12 Ziyan Xu , Xue-Ning Bai

Through the magnetic braking and the launching of protostellar outflows, magnetic fields play a major role in the regulation of angular momentum in star formation, which directly impacts the formation and evolution of protoplanetary disks…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-04 Pierre Marchand , Kengo Tomida , Kei Tanaka , Benoît Commerçon , Gilles Chabrier

We present global 3D MHD simulations of disks of gas and solids, aiming at developing models that can be used to study various scenarios of planet formation and planet-disk interaction in turbulent accretion disks. A second goal is to show…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. Lyra , A. Johansen , H. Klahr , N. Piskunov

Cool weakly ionized gaseous rotating disk, are considered by many models as the origin of the evolution of protoplanetary clouds. Instabilities against perturbations in such disks play an important role in the theory of the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 E. Liverts , M. Mond , A. D. Chernin

Winds from black hole accretion disks are essential ingredients in understanding the coevolution between the supermassive black hole and its host galaxy. The great difference of dynamical ranges from small-scale accretion disk simulations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-19 Can Cui , Feng Yuan

Axisymmetric steady-state weakly ionized Hall-MHD Keplerian thin disks are investigated by using asymptotic expansions in the small disk aspect ratio \epsilon. The model incorporates the azimuthal and poloidal components of the magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Yuri M. Shtemler , Michael Mond , Gunther Rudiger