Fully compressible simulations of the baroclinic instability in protoplanetary disks

The occurrence of the baroclinic instability in protoplanetary disks is investigated using fully compressible numerical simulations. We study the role of disk stratification and heat transfer in the development of the instability. Vortices are found to form whatever the importance of the stratifi...

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Main Authors: Barge Pierre, Richard Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134604002