The influence of cosmic-rays on the magnetorotational instability

DOI10.1007/S10509-011-0829-0zbMATH Open1238.85023arXiv1108.1687OpenAlexW2057530997MaRDI QIDQ422150FDOQ422150

Authors: Fazeleh Khajenabi 

Publication date: 16 May 2012

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a linear perturbation analysis of the magnetorotational instability in the presence of the cosmic rays. Dynamical effects of the cosmic rays are considered by a fluid description and the diffusion of cosmic rays is only along the magnetic field lines. We show an enhancement in the growth rate of the unstable mode because of the existence of cosmic rays. But as the diffusion of cosmic rays increases, we see that the growth rate decreases. Thus, cosmic rays have a destabilizing role in the magnetorotational instability of the accretion discs.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.1687

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zbMATH Keywords

galaxies: activeaccretion discsblack hole: physics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Black holes (83C57) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25)

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