The generation of spiral density waves by MRI in accretion discs

arXiv:2608.00343 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-07-31 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-07-31

Updated: 2026-09-26

Comments: 14 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Angular Momentum Transport — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Gravitational Instabilities in Gaseous Protoplanetary Disks and Implications for Giant Planet Formation
• Hydro-, Magnetohydro-, and Dust-Gas Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks

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