Symmetries, magnetic fields, and the shape of molecular cloud cores

dc.creatorGalli, Daniele
dc.date2003-11-11
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dc.descriptionWe develop a formalism wherein the solution of the equations of equilibrium for a self-gravitating, magnetized interstellar cloud may be accomplished analytically, under the only hypotheses that (a) the cloud is scale-free, and (b) is electrically neutral. All variables are represented as series of scalar and vector spherical harmonics, and the equilibrium equations are reduced to a set of coupled algebraic equations for the expansion coefficients of the density and the magnetic vector potential. Previously known axisymmetric solutions are recovered and new non-axisymmetric solutions are found and discussed as models for pre-protostellar molecular cloud cores.
dc.description8 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311245
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311245
dc.identifier"Star Formation in the Interstellar Medium, a workshop in honor of David Hollenbach, Chris McKee, and Frank Shu", eds. F.C. Adams, D. Johnstone, D.N.C. Lin, & E.C. Ostriker (ASP Conference Series, 2004)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6983
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSymmetries, magnetic fields, and the shape of molecular cloud cores
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