Accretion disk electrodynamicsAccretion disk electrodynamic phenomena are separable into two classes: (1) disks and coronas with turbulent magnetic fields; (2) disks and black holes which are connected to a large-scale external magnetic field. Turbulent fields may originate in an alpha-omega dynamo, provide anomalous viscous transport, and sustain an active corona by magnetic buoyancy. The large-scale field can extract energy and angular momentum from the disk and black hole, and be dynamically configured into a collimated relativistic jet.
Document ID
19850066687
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Coroniti, F. V. (California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Unstable current systems and plasma instabilities in astrophysics