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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

Magnetohydrodynamic accretion disk simulations suggest that much of the energy liberated by the magnetorotational instability (MRI) can be channeled into large-scale toroidal magnetic fields through dynamo action. Under certain conditions,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-19 Mitchell C. Begelman , Philip J. Armitage , Christopher S. Reynolds

Non-ideal magnetohydrodynamical effects play a crucial role in determining the mechanism and efficiency of angular momentum transport as well as the level of turbulence in protoplanetary disks (PPDs), which are key to understanding PPD…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Xue-Ning Bai

We present a set of three-dimensional, global, general relativistic radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations of thin, radiation-pressure-dominated accretion disks surrounding a non-rotating, stellar-mass black hole. The simulations are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-09 Bhupendra Mishra , P. Chris Fragile , Jessica Anderson , Aidan Blankenship , Hui Li , Krzysztof Nalewajko

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

Observations suggest that protoplanetary disks have moderate accretion rates onto the central young star, especially at early stages (e.g. HL Tau), indicating moderate disk turbulence. However, recent ALMA observations suggest that dust is…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Hans Baehr , Zhaohuan Zhu

We investigate the dynamics of the accretion disks of young stars with fossil large-scale magnetic field. The author's magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model of the accretion disks is generalized to consider the dynamical influence of the magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-28 Sergey A. Khaibrakhmanov , Alexander E. Dudorov

The magnetohydrodynamical behavior (MHD) of accretion disks is reviewed. A detailed presentation of the fundamental MHD equations appropriate for protostellar disks is given. The combination of a weak (subthermal) magnetic field and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-05 Steven A. Balbus

We develop a model of thin turbulent accretion discs supported by magnetic pressure of turbulent magnetic fields. This applies when the turbulent kinetic and magnetic energy densities are greater than the thermal energy density in the disc.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 V. I. Pariev , E. G. Blackman , S. A. Boldyrev

Global three dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of turbulent accretion disks are presented which start from fully equilibrium initial conditions in which the magnetic forces are accounted for and the induction equation is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 E. R. Parkin , G. V. Bicknell

We study an accretion disk in which three different regions may coexist: MHD turbulent regions, dead zones and gravitationally unstable regions. Although the dead zones are stable, there is some transport due to the Reynolds stress…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Caroline E. J. M. L. J. Terquem

We explore how measurements of protoplanetary disc masses and accretion rates provided by surveys of star forming regions can be analysed via the dimensionless accretion parameter, which we define as the product of the accretion rate and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-19 Giovanni P. Rosotti , Cathie J. Clarke , Carlo F. Manara , Stefano Facchini

We investigate the viability of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) in accretion disks around both solar-type stars and very low mass stars. In particular, we determine the disk regions where the MRI can be shut off either by Ohmic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Subhanjoy Mohanty , Barbara Ercolano , Neal J. Turner

We present a 3-D ideal MHD simulation of magnetospheric accretion onto a non-rotating star. The accretion process unfolds with intricate 3-D structures driven by various mechanisms. First, the disc develops filaments at the magnetospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-18 Zhaohuan Zhu , James M. Stone , Nuria Calvet

In the early stages of star formation, boundary layer accretion, where protostars accrete material from disks extending down to their surfaces, plays a crucial role. Understanding how a magneto-rotational-instability (MRI)-active disk…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-20 Shinsuke Takasao , Takashi Hosokawa , Kengo Tomida , Kazunari Iwasaki

The vertical structure of black hole accretion disks in which radiation dominates the total pressure is investigated using a three-dimensional radiation-MHD calculation. The domain is a small patch of disk centered 100 Schwarzschild radii…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. J. Turner

Using local 3D MHD simulations, we investigate ways in which galactic turbulence associated with the magnetorotational instability (MRI) may influence the formation and properties of GMCs. Our disk models are vertically stratified and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Woong-Tae Kim , Eve C. Ostriker , James M. Stone

We study dust concentration in axisymmetric gas rings in protoplanetary disks. Given the gas surface density, we derived an analytical total dust surface density by taking into account the differential concentration of all the grain sizes.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 Anibal Sierra , Susana Lizano , Enrique Macías , Carlos Carrasco-González , Mayra Osorio , Mario Flock

We present steady-state solutions for a one-dimensional, magnetically-driven accretion disk wind model based on magnetohydrodynamic equations. We assume a geometrically thin, gas-pressure-dominated accretion disk, incorporating both…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-23 Mageshwaran Tamilan , Kimitake Hayasaki , Takeru K. Suzuki

The edges of magnetically-dead zones in protostellar disks have been proposed as locations where density bumps may arise, trapping planetesimals and helping form planets. Magneto-rotational turbulence in magnetically-active zones provides…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Natalia Dzyurkevich , Neal J. Turner , Thomas Henning , Wilhelm Kley