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Context: Observations suggest that magnetic fields of disk-bearing stars may have non-dipolar configurations. However, the influence of these configurations on magnetospheric accretion remains poorly understood. Aims: We aim to simulate…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-05 A. Moranchel-Basurto , D. Kocakova , M. Cemeljic , R. O. Chametla , F. J. Sanchez-Salcedo , I. Bermejo-Lozano

According to the magnetospheric accretion scenario, young low-mass stars are surrounded by circumstellar disks which they interact with through accretion of mass. The accretion builds up the star to its final mass and is also believed to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-03 S. Orlando , F. Reale , G. Peres , A. Mignone

We study protoplanetary disc evolution assuming that angular momentum transport is driven by gravitational instability at large radii, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the hot inner regions. At radii of the order of 1 AU such…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Philip J. Armitage , Mario Livio , J. E. Pringle

The diffusion of astrophysical magnetic fields in conducting fluids in the presence of turbulence depends on whether magnetic fields can change their topology or reconnect in highly conducting media. Recent progress in understanding fast…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-03-16 A. Lazarian , R. Santos-Lima , E. Gouveia Dal Pino

Magnetic fields are considered as a vital ingredient of contemporary star formation, and may have been important during the formation of the first stars in the presence of an efficient amplification mechanism. Initial seed fields are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-20 Muhammad A. Latif , Dominik R. G. Schleicher

Evidence of magnetic interaction between late-type stars and close-in giant planets is provided by the observations of stellar hot spots rotating synchronously with the planets and showing an enhancement of chromospheric and X-ray fluxes.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 A. F. Lanza

We study the evolution of the field on the surface of proto-neutron stars in the immediate aftermath of stellar core collapse by analyzing the results of self-consistent, axisymmetric simulations of the cores of rapidly rotating high-mass…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-17 Martin Obergaulinger , Miguel-Ángel Aloy

Axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations have been applied to investigate the interrelation of a central stellar magnetosphere and stellar wind with a surrounding magnetized disk outflow and how the overall formation of a large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Christian Fendt

We report the strength of seed magnetic flux of accretion disk surrounding the PopIII stars. The magnetic field in accretion disk might play an important role in the transport of angular momentum because of the turbulence induced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Hideki Maki , Hajime Susa

We present a three-dimensional, time-dependent, MHD simulation of the short-term interaction between a protoplanetary disk and the stellar corona in a T Tauri system. The simulation includes the stellar magnetic field, self-consistent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-07 Ofer Cohen , Cecilia Garraffo , Jeremy Drake , Kristina Monsch , Igor Sokolov , Julian Alvarado-Gomez , Federico Fraschetti

The most massive stars can form via standard disk accretion - despite of the radiation pressure generated - due to the fact that the massive accretion disk yields a strong anisotropy in the radiation field, releasing most of the radiation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 Rolf Kuiper , Hubert Klahr , Henrik Beuther , Thomas Henning

Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes are thought to power active galactic nuclei (AGN). Stars may form in gravitationally unstable regions of these disks, or may be captured from nuclear star clusters. Because of the dense…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-04 Alexander J. Dittmann , Matteo Cantiello , Adam S. Jermyn

This paper studies the response of a thin accretion disk to an external radial magnetic field. Our focus is on protoplanetary disks (PPDs), which are exposed during their later evolution to an intense, magnetized wind from the central star.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-04 Matthew Russo , Christopher Thompson

Describing the large-scale field topology of protoplanetary disks faces significant difficulties and uncertainties. The transport of the large-scale field inside the disk plays an important role in understanding its evolution. We aim to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-26 D. Steiner , L. Gehrig , M. Güdel

Within the magnetospheric radius, the geometry of accretion flow in X-ray pulsars is shaped by a strong magnetic field of a neutron star. Starting at the magnetospheric radius, accretion flow follows field lines and reaches the stellar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-21 A. A. Mushtukov , A. Ingram , V. F. Suleimanov , N. DiLullo , M. Middleton , S. S. Tsygankov , M. van der Klis , S. Portegies Zwart

The results of three-dimensional MHD numerical simulations are used to investigate the characteristic properties of the magnetic-field structures in the accretion disks of semi-detached binary systems. It is assumed that the intrinsic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-07-21 A. G. Zhilkin , D. V. Bisikalo

The effects of magnetic fields on accretion disks around compact objects are of high importance in the study of their general properties and dynamics. Here we analyze the influence of magnetic fields on thick accretion disks around rotating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-07 Kristian Gjorgjieski , Jutta Kunz , Matheus C. Teodoro , Lucas G. Collodel , Petya Nedkova

We supplement the analytic solution obtained by Matthews O. M., et. al., 2005, MNRAS, \textbf{356}, 66 to investigate the steady-state structure of radiation pressure dominated disc under the influence of a stellar magnetic field which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-26 Snehasish Bhattacharjee

Models of rotationally-driven dynamos in stellar radiative zones have suggested that magnetohydrodynamic transport of angular momentum and chemical composition can dominate over the otherwise purely hydrodynamic processes. A proper…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Adrian T. Potter , Shashikumar M. Chitre , Christopher A. Tout

Using a numerical simulation, we study the effects of ambipolar diffusion and ohmic diffusion on the magnetic field evolution in the interior of an isolated neutron star. We are interested in the behavior of the magnetic field on a long…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Jaime Hoyos , Andreas Reisenegger , Juan A. Valdivia