Dead discs, unstable discs and the stars they surround
Strong stellar magnetic fields significantly alter the behaviour of surrounding accretion discs. Recent work has demonstrated that at low accretion rates a large amount of mass can remain confined in the disc, contrary to the standard assumption that the magnetic field will expel the disc in an out...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2014-01-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20136401003 |