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The dynamical equations describing the evolution of a self-gravitating fluid can be rewritten in the form of a Schrodinger equation coupled to a Poisson equation determining the gravitational potential. This wave-mechanical representation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Peter Coles , Kate Spencer

We describe the dynamics and thermodynamics of collisionless particle disks orbiting a massive central body, in the case where the disk mass is small compared to the central mass, the self-gravity of the disk dominates the non-Keplerian…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-09-12 Jihad Touma , Scott Tremaine

In this paper, we present the complete structure of a quasi-Keplerian thin accretion disk with an internal dynamo around a magnetized neutron star. We assume a full quasi-Keplerian disk with the azimuthal velocity deviating from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-20 Isaac Habumugisha , Edward Jurua , Solomon B. Tessema , Anguma K. Simon

We consider a class of steady-state self-gravitating accretion disks for which efficient cooling mechanisms are assumed to operate so that the disk is self-regulated at a condition of approximate marginal Jeans stability. In an earlier…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Bertin , G. Lodato

The evolution of the centre-of-mass wave-function for a mesoscopic particle according to the Schr\"odinger-Newton equation can be approximated by a harmonic potential, if the wave-function is narrow compared to the size of the particle. It…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-02 André Großardt

Quasi-periodic oscillations of high density thick accretion disks orbiting a Schwarzschild black hole have been recently addressed as interesting sources of gravitational waves. The aim of this paper is to compare the gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Alessandro Nagar , Jose A. Font , Olindo Zanotti , Roberto De Pietri

Aims: We investigate the suitability of {\alpha}-viscosity in self-similar models for self-gravitating disks with a focus on active galactic nuclei (AGN) disks. Methods: We use a self-similar approach to simplify the partial differential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-16 Marcus Kubsch , T. F. Illenseer , W. J. Duschl

We perform global two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of Keplerian discs with free eccentricity over thousands of orbital periods. Our aim is to determine the validity of secular theory in describing the evolution of eccentric discs,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-23 Adrian J. Barker , Gordon I. Ogilvie

A new description of the dynamics of warped accretion discs is presented. A theory of fully nonlinear, slowly varying bending waves is developed, involving a proper treatment of viscous fluid dynamics but neglecting self-gravitation. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. I. Ogilvie

It has been suggested that the nonlinear Schr\"odinger-Newton equation might approximate the coupling of quantum mechanics with gravitation, particularly in the context of the M{\o}ller-Rosenfeld semiclassical theory. Numerical results for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-09-28 J. R. van Meter

We study linear transient dynamics in a thin Keplerian disc employing a method based on variational formulation of optimisation problem. It is shown that in a shearing sheet approximation due to a prominent excitation of density waves by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 V. V. Zhuravlev , D. N. Razdoburdin

We investigate the process of an inhomogeneous planetesimal disk evolution caused by the planetesimal-planetesimal gravitational scattering. We develop a rather general approach based on the kinetic theory which self-consistently describes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Roman R. Rafikov

We discuss non-self-gravitating hydrodynamic disks in the thin disk limit. These systems are stable according to the Rayleigh criterion, and yet there is some evidence that the dissipative and transport processes in these disks are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter Todd Williams

We develop several aspects of the theory of gaseous astrophysical discs in which the gravity of the disc makes a significant contribution to its structure and dynamics. We show how the internal gravitational potential can be expanded in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-18 Gordon I. Ogilvie

In the framework of metric $f(R)$ gravity, we find the dispersion relation for the propagation of tightly wound spiral density waves in the surface of rotating, self-gravitating disks. Also, new Toomre-like stability criteria for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 Mahmood Roshan , Shahram Abbassi

Accretion disks around stars, or other central massive bodies, can support long-lived, slowly precessing $m=1$ disturbances in which the fluid motion is nearly Keplerian with non-zero eccentricity. We study such `slow modes' in disks that…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-06 Wing-Kit Lee , Adam M. Dempsey , Yoram Lithwick

The collective dynamics of objects moving through a viscous fluid is complex and counterintuitive. A key to understanding the role of nontrivial particle shape in this complexity is the interaction of a pair of sedimenting spheroids. We…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-06-12 Rahul Chajwa , Narayanan Menon , Sriram Ramaswamy

We develop an analytic theory to describe spiral density waves propagating in a shearing disc in the weakly nonlinear regime. Such waves are generically found to be excited in simulations of turbulent accretion disks, in particular if said…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Tobias Heinemann , John C. B. Papaloizou

The secular evolution of an infinitely thin tepid isolated galactic disc made of a finite number of particles is described using the inhomogeneous Balescu-Lenard equation. Assuming that only tightly wound transient spirals are present in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-30 Jean-Baptiste Fouvry , Christophe Pichon , Pierre-Henri Chavanis

We revisit the dynamics of razor-thin, stone-cold, self-gravitating discs. By recasting the equations into standard cylindrical coordinates, the linearised vertical dynamics of an exponential disc can be followed for several gigayears on a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-08 James Binney