scholarly journals No-z model: results and perspectives for accretion discs

Author(s):  
E. A. Mikhailov ◽  
M. V. Pashentsevay

Accretion discs surround different compact astrophysical objects such as black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. Also they are situated in systems of variable stars and near the galaxy center. Magnetic fields play an important role in evolution and hydrodynamics of the accretion discs: for example, they can describe such processes as the transition of the angular momentum. There are different approaches to explain the magnetic fields, but most interesting of them are connected with dynamo generation. As for disc, it is quite useful to take no-$z$ approximation which has been developed for galactic discs to solve the dynamo equations. It takes into account that the disc is quite thin, and we can solve the equations only for two plane components of the field. Here we describe the time dependence of the magnetic field for different distances from the center of the disc. Also we compare the results with another approaches which take into account more complicated field structure.

Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Evgeny Mikhailov ◽  
Daniela Boneva ◽  
Maria Pashentseva

A wide range of astrophysical objects, such as the Sun, galaxies, stars, planets, accretion discs etc., have large-scale magnetic fields. Their generation is often based on the dynamo mechanism, which is connected with joint action of the alpha-effect and differential rotation. They compete with the turbulent diffusion. If the dynamo is intensive enough, the magnetic field grows, else it decays. The magnetic field evolution is described by Steenbeck—Krause—Raedler equations, which are quite difficult to be solved. So, for different objects, specific two-dimensional models are used. As for thin discs (this shape corresponds to galaxies and accretion discs), usually, no-z approximation is used. Some of the partial derivatives are changed by the algebraic expressions, and the solenoidality condition is taken into account as well. The field generation is restricted by the equipartition value and saturates if the field becomes comparable with it. From the point of view of mathematical physics, they can be characterized as stable points of the equations. The field can come to these values monotonously or have oscillations. It depends on the type of the stability of these points, whether it is a node or focus. Here, we study the stability of such points and give examples for astrophysical applications.


Author(s):  
L.J Silvers

Magnetic fields are known to reside in many astrophysical objects and are now believed to be crucially important for the creation of phenomena on a wide variety of scales. However, the role of the magnetic field in the bodies that we observe has not always been clear. In certain situations, the importance of a magnetic field has been overlooked on the grounds that the large-scale magnetic field was believed to be too weak to play an important role in the dynamics. In this article I discuss some of the recent developments concerning magnetic fields in stars, planets and accretion discs. I choose to emphasize some of the situations where it has been suggested that weak magnetic fields may play a more significant role than previously thought. At the end of the article, I list some of the questions to be answered in the future.


1970 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 168-183
Author(s):  
E. N. Parker

The topic of this presentation is the origin and dynamical behavior of the magnetic field and cosmic-ray gas in the disk of the Galaxy. In the space available I can do no more than mention the ideas that have been developed, with but little explanation and discussion. To make up for this inadequacy I have tried to give a complete list of references in the written text, so that the interested reader can pursue the points in depth (in particular see the review articles Parker, 1968a, 1969a, 1970). My purpose here is twofold, to outline for you the calculations and ideas that have developed thus far, and to indicate the uncertainties that remain. The basic ideas are sound, I think, but, when we come to the details, there are so many theoretical alternatives that need yet to be explored and so much that is not yet made clear by observations.


1990 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 54-54
Author(s):  
R.R. Andreassian ◽  
A.N. Makarov

The present paper is devoted to a study of the magnetic field configuration of our Galaxy based on Faraday rotation measures (RM) of 185 pulsars and 802 extragalactic radio sources. RM data of pulsars located near the plane of the Galaxy are used for the study of magnetic fields in neighbouring spiral arms. For the distribution of spiral arms the well-known model of Georgelin and Georgelin (1976) is used. The calculations show (for details see Andreassian and Makarov, 1987, 1989) that in the Perseus spiral arm and the local Orion arm the magnetic fields have approximately the same directions (lo;bo) ≈ (80°;0°), while in the Sagittarius-Carina arm the magnetic field has an opposite direction.


2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (S259) ◽  
pp. 551-552
Author(s):  
Hanna Kotarba ◽  
H. Lesch ◽  
K. Dolag ◽  
T. Naab ◽  
P. H. Johansson ◽  
...  

AbstractWe present a set of global, self-consistentN-body/SPH simulations of the dynamic evolution of galactic discs with gas and including magnetic fields. We have implemented a description to follow the ideal induction equation in the SPH part of the codeVine. Results from a direct implementation of the field equations are compared to a representation by Euler potentials, which pose a ∇ ċB-free description, a constraint not fulfilled for the direct implementation. All simulations are compared to an implementation of magnetic fields in the codeGadget. Starting with a homogeneous field we find a tight connection of the magnetic field structure to the density pattern of the galaxy in our simulations, with the magnetic field lines being aligned with the developing spiral pattern of the gas. Our simulations clearly show the importance of non-axisymmetry of the dynamic pattern for the evolution of the magnetic field.


1990 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 215-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sukumar ◽  
R.J. Allen

Recent VLA 20 cm radio continuum observations of the southern face-on barred spiral M83 reveal that the magnetic field is very highly aligned at the outer regions (~12 kpc radius) and totally disrupted in the inner regions (<6 kpc) of the galaxy. The RM variation suggests an axisymmetric morphology for the magnetic field. VLA 6 cm continuum polarization observations of the edge-on spiral NGC 891 reveal ordered magnetic fields at large Z-distances (~3 kpc) from the galactic plane, probably emanating from the disk through instabilities.


1977 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 73-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Ruzmaikin

The origin and dynamics of magnetic fields depend crucially on the dynamics of a gas in the Galaxy. In turn the magnetic field is needed to isotropize the cosmic rays (the influence on chemistry) and is of importance for the formation of stars (local dynamics). Thus the appearance of this topic at the Colloquium is justified.


1998 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 393-396
Author(s):  
B.A. Ioshpa ◽  
E.I. Mogilevsky ◽  
V.N. Obridko

AbstractSOHO and YOHKOH images, as well as Hα filtergrams and magnetograms from IZMIRAN have been used to analyze the evolution of the related solar phenomena – filament, active region, and accompanying pair of coronal holes – during six solar rotations, with an emphasis on the events observed during August–September, 1996. The whole complex has been considered against the large–scale magnetic fields calculated under the potential approximation. A peculiar point has been found along the changing filament. It is shown that the phenomena under investigation (filament, active region, and coronal hole) form a single complex connected with the magnetic field structure.


1997 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 749-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Kowalenko ◽  
Fulvio Melia

AbstractCalculations of the spectrum resulting from accretion onto a massive black hole often make use of the “equipartition assumption” in order to estimate the magnetic field intensity. Thus, the mechanism for the dissipation of the magnetic field and the resulting dynamical influence on the gas have not been treated quantitatively, nor self-consistently. Here, we introduce an alternative approach for modelling the magnetic field dissipation from basic principles, using current ideas about turbulent fields and tearing mode instabilities.


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