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The structure of protostellar accretion disks and the origin of bipolar flowsEquations are obtained which govern the disk-wind structure and identify the physical parameters relevant to circumstellar disks. The system of equations is analyzed in the thin-disk approximation, and it is shown that the system can be consistently reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations in z. Representative solutions are presented, and it is shown that the apparent paradox discussed by Shu (1991) is resolved when the finite thickness of the disk is taken into account. Implications of the results for the origin of bipolar flows in young stellar objects and possible application to active galactic nuclei are discussed.
Document ID
19930057224
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Wardle, Mark
(Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Koenigl, Arieh
(Chicago Univ. IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 10, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 410
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93A41221
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2379
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-84-51727
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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