Equilibrium of a gravitating plasma in a dipolar magnetic field

✍ Scribed by Sergei I. Krasheninnikov; Peter J. Catto

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 72 KB
• Volume: 260
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0375-9601
• DOI: 10.1016/s0375-9601(99)00554-x

✦ Synopsis

The equilibria of plasma in a dipolar magnetic field under the gravitational influence of a massive body a star or black . hole and a self gravitating plasma are considered. Analytical solutions are found that can be useful for understanding the physics of plasma flows in accretion disks and star formation.