On the viability of the shearing box approximation for numerical studies of MHD turbulence in accretion disks

2007/11/30 by O. Regev, O. M. Umurhan · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078413

Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics

openalex publication_date 2008/01/25 · arxiv created 2008/02/28 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Context.Most of our knowledge of the nonlinear development of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) relies on the results of numerical simulations employing the shearing box (SB) approximation. A number of difficulties arising from this approach have recently been pointed out in the literature.

Citations

• Magnetic-Field Generation in Kolmogorov Turbulence
• Angular Momentum Transport by Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Accretion Disks: Gas Pressure Dependence of the Saturation Level of the Magnetorotational Instability

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