Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-10-25
Astrophys.J. 572 (2002) 445
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages, 10 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/340292
We give further considerations on the problem of the evolution of a coronal, force-free magnetic field which threads a differentially rotating, conducting Keplerian disk, extending the work of Li {\it et al.} (2001). This situation is described by the force-free Grad-Shafranov (GS) equation for the flux function $\Psi(r,z)$ which labels the poloidal field lines (in cylindrical coordinates). The GS equation involves a function $H(\Psi)$ describing the distribution of poloidal current which is determined by the differential rotation or {\it twist} of the disk which increases linearly with time. We numerically solve the GS equation in a sequence of volumes of increasing size corresponding to the expansion of the outer perfectly conducting boundaries at ($R_{m}, Z_{m}$). The outer boundaries model the influence of an external non-magnetized plasma. The sequence of GS solutions provides a model for the dynamical evolution of the magnetic field in response to (1) the increasing twist of the disk and (2) the pressure of external plasma. We find solutions with {\it magnetically collimated} Poynting jets where there is a {\it continuous} outflow of energy, angular momentum, and toroidal magnetic flux from the disk into the external space.
Koldoba Alexander V.
Li Handong
Lovelace Richard V. E.
Romanova Marina M.
Ustyugova Galina V.
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