Bridging the gap: disk formation in the Class 0 phase with ambipolar diffusion and Ohmic dissipation

Wolf B. Dapp, Shantanu Basu, Matthew W. Kunz

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2012 · 132 citations · 84 references

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Context. Ideal magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) simulations have revealed catastrophic magnetic braking in the protostellar phase, which prevents the formation of a centrifugal disk around a nascent protostar.

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