Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-08
Astrophys.Space Sci.311:75-80,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 3 figures, Fifth Stromlo Symposium Proceedings special issue of ApSS. Lo-res figures. Hi-res+movies from http://www
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10509-007-9549-x
We present first results of our simulations of magnetic fields in the formation of single and binary stars using a recently developed method for incorporating Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) into the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. An overview of the method is presented before discussing the effect of magnetic fields on the formation of circumstellar discs around young stars. We find that the presence of magnetic fields during the disc formation process can lead to significantly smaller and less massive discs which are much less prone to gravitational instability. Similarly in the case of binary star formation we find that magnetic fields, overall, suppress fragmentation. However these effects are found to be largely driven by magnetic pressure. The relative importance of magnetic tension is dependent on the orientation of the field with respect to the rotation axis, but can, with the right orientation, lead to a dilution of the magnetic pressure-driven suppression of fragmentation.
Bate Matthew R.
Price Daniel J.
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