http://arxiv.org/abs/1610.07348
We re-analyze the physical conditions for Magneto-rotational Instability (MRI) within a steady axisymmetric stratified disk of plasma, in order to account for the so-called corotation theory (the differential angular velocity depends on the magnetic flux surface). We develop the study of linear stability around an astrophysical background configuration, following the original derivation in \cite{Ba:1995}, but implementing the corotation condition as the orthogonality between the background magnetic field and the angular velocity gradient. We demonstrate that a dependence on the background magnetic field direction is restored in the dispersion relation and, hence, the emergence of MRI is affected too.
F. Cianfrani and G. Montani
Tue, 25 Oct 16
59/69
Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures
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