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The arising of turbulence in gas-dynamic (non-magnetic) accretion disks is a major issue of modern astrophysics. Such accretion disks should be stable against the turbulence generation, in contradiction to observations. Searching for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-01 E. P. Kurbatov , D. V. Bisikalo , P. V. Kaygorodov

The purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamical behaviour of hot accretion flow with thermal conduction. The importance of thermal conduction on hot accretion flow is confirmed by observations of the hot gas that surrounds Sgr A$^*$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-11 Kazem Faghei

Turbulent radiation flow is commonplace in systems with strong, incoherent, light-matter interactions. In astrophysical contexts, photon bubble turbulence is considered a key mechanism behind enhanced radiation transport, and its importance…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-07-06 R. Giampaoli , João D. Rodrigues , José A. Rodrigues , José T. Mendonça

We develop a new theoretical model describing the formation of the radiation spectrum in accretion-powered X-ray pulsars as a result of bulk and thermal Comptonization of photons in the accretion column. The new model extends the previous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-28 Peter A. Becker , Michael T. Wolff

We present simulations of the non-linear evolution of streaming instabilities in protoplanetary disks. The two components of the disk, gas treated with grid hydrodynamics and solids treated as superparticles, are mutually coupled by drag…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Anders Johansen , Andrew Youdin

We present self-similar solutions for advection -dominated accretion flows with thermal conduction in the presence of outflows. Possible effects of outflows on the accretion flow are parametrized and a saturated form of thermal conduction,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mohsen Shadmehri

We investigate the structure of accretion disks around massive protostar applying steady state models of thin disks. The thin disk equations are solved with proper opacities for dust and gas taking into account the huge temperature…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-17 B. Vaidya , C. Fendt , H. Beuther

We studied experimentally the effect of turbulent thermal diffusion in a multi-fan turbulence generator which produces a nearly homogeneous and isotropic flow with a small mean velocity. Using Particle Image Velocimetry and Image Processing…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. Eidelman , T. Elperin , N. Kleeorin , I. Rogachevskii , I. Sapir-Katiraie

We perform numerical analyses of the structure induced by gravitational instabilities in cooling gaseous accretion discs. For low enough cooling rates a quasi-steady configuration is reached, with the instability saturating at a finite…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Peter Cossins , Giuseppe Lodato , Cathie Clarke

Turbulent viscosity in cold accretion disks is likely to be hydrodynamic in origin. We investigate the growth of hydrodynamic perturbations in a small region of a disk, which we model as a linear shear flow with Coriolis force, between two…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Banibrata Mukhopadhyay , Niayesh Afshordi , Ramesh Narayan

The vertical structure of stationary thin accretion discs is calculated from the energy balance equation with heat generation due to microscopic ion viscosity {\eta} and electron heat conductivity {\kappa}, both depending on temperature. In…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-09 K. L. Malanchev , K. A. Postnov , N. I. Shakura

In this paper we present the global baroclinic instability as a source for vigorous turbulence leading to angular momentum transport in Keplerian accretion disks. We show by analytical considerations and three-dimensional radiation hydro…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Hubert Klahr , Peter Bodenheimer

Galactic black hole (BH) X-ray binaries are known to exhibit episodic outbursts, during which accretion and spectral mode distinctively transition between low/hard and high/soft state. X-ray observations during high/soft state occasionally…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-25 Keigo Fukumura

Major mergers are considered to be a significant source of turbulence in clusters. We performed a numerical simulation of a major merger event using nested-grid initial conditions, adaptive mesh refinement, radiative cooling of primordial…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-28 W. Schmidt , C. Byrohl , J. F. Engels , C. Behrens , J. C. Niemeyer

Turbulent motions due to flux-driven thermal convection is investigated by numerical simulations and stochastic modelling. Tilting of convection cells leads to the formation of sheared flows and quasi-periodic relaxation oscillations for…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-08-26 G. Decristoforo , A. Theodorsen , O. E. Garcia

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

The paper investigates the influence of accretion heating and turbulent heat conduction on the equilibrium of protoplanetary disks, extending the 2D axis-symmetric passive disk model of Flock (Flock et al. 2016, ApJ 827, 144). The model…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-25 B. N. Schobert , A. G. Peeters , F. Rath

The energy in turbulent flow can be amplified by compression, when the compression occurs on a timescale shorter than the turbulent dissipation time. This mechanism may play a part in sustaining turbulence in various astrophysical systems,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-11 Seth Davidovits , Nathaniel J. Fisch

We explore the thermodynamic and global structural properties of a local patch of an accretion disk whose parameters were chosen so that radiation pressure and gas pressure would be comparable in magnitude. Heating, radiative transport, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Julian H. Krolik , Shigenobu Hirose , Omer Blaes

We consider vertical heat transport in Keplerian accretion disks, including the effects of radiation, convection, and turbulent mixing driven by the Balbus-Hawley instability, in astronomical systems ranging from dwarf novae (DNe), and soft…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Pin-Gao Gu , Ethan T. Vishniac , John K. Cannizzo