Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-07-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted by MNRAS. 18 pages, 11 figures. LaTeX2e in the MN style. PostScript and HTML files are also available from http://w
Scientific paper
We study the global bending modes of a thin annular disc subject to both an internally generated magnetic field and a magnetic field due to a dipole embedded in the central star with axis aligned with the disc rotation axis. When there is a significant inner region of the disc corotating with the star, we find spectra of unstable bending modes. These may lead to elevation of the disc above the original symmetry plane facilitating accretion along the magnetospheric field lines. The resulting non-axisymmetric disc configuration may result in the creation of hot spots on the stellar surface and the periodic photometric variations observed in many classical T Tauri stars (CTTS). Time-dependent behaviour may occur including the shadowing of the central source in magnetic accretors even when the dipole and rotation axes are aligned.
Agapitou Vasso
Papaloizou John C. B.
Terquem Caroline
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