Instabilities in Accretion Disks

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Abstract

In order to understand the production of jets and winds from disks, or from star-disk interaction, it is important to understand the internal dynamics of the disk itself. This requires studying the nonlinear regime of various hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities that operate in disks, using non-ideal MHD and including the appropriate microphysics. Our current understanding of some of the most important instabilities in disks is reviewed, with focus on the magneto-rotational instability (MRI).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProtostellar Jets in Context
EditorsKanaris Tsinganos, Tom Ray, Matthias Stute
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages57-66
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783642005756
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventConference on Protostellar Jets in Context, 2008 - Island of Rhodes, Greece
Duration: Jul 7 2008Jul 12 2008

Publication series

NameAstrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1570-6591
ISSN (Electronic)1570-6605

Conference

ConferenceConference on Protostellar Jets in Context, 2008
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityIsland of Rhodes
Period7/7/087/12/08

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Spectroscopy
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

  • Accretion Disk
  • Ambipolar Diffusion
  • Black Hole
  • Protoplanetary Disk
  • Radial Extent

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