Accretion Flow Along a Dipolar Field: Application to Intermediate Polars

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dc.creatorCanalle, J. B. G.
dc.creatorWu, Kinwah
dc.creatorCropper, Mark
dc.creatorRamsay, Gavin
dc.creatorSaxton, Curtis
dc.date2003-02-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:07:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:07:31Z
dc.descriptionA hydrodynamic formulation for accretion flow channeled by a dipolar magnetic field is constructed using a curvi-linear coordinate system natural to the field structure. We solve the hydrodynamic equations and determine the velocity, density and temperature profiles of the post-shock accretion flow. The results are applied to accretion flows in intermediate polars. We have found that for systems with massive white dwarfs (~1Msolar) the temperature profiles in the flow can differ significantly to those obtained from models in which the accretion column is assumed to be cylindrical.
dc.descriptionTo be published in Proc Workshop magnetic CVs, Cape Town, Dec 2002
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302122
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302122
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5719
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAccretion Flow Along a Dipolar Field: Application to Intermediate Polars
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