Plasma Disks and Rings with ``High'' Magnetic Energy Densities

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Apr 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006apj...641..458c&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 641, Issue 1, pp. 458-470.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Accretion, Accretion Disks, Magnetohydrodynamics: Mhd, Planets: Rings, Plasmas, Stars: Neutron, Stars: Rotation

Scientific paper

The nonlinear theory of rotating axisymmetric thin structures in which the magnetic field energy density is comparable with the thermal plasma energy density is formulated. The only flow velocity included in the theory is the velocity of rotation around a central object whose gravity is dominant. The periodic sequence, in the radial direction, of pairs of opposite current channels that can form is shown to lead to relatively large plasma density and pressure modulations, while the relevant magnetic surfaces can acquire a ``crystal structure.'' A new class of equilibria consisting of a series of plasma rings is identified, in the regimes where the plasma pressure is comparable to the magnetic pressure associated with the fields produced by the internal currents. The possible relevance of this result to the formation of dusty plasma rings is pointed out.

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