Accretion Disc Viscosity

Tout, Christopher A.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0325-8_30

Christopher A. Tout²

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We review the various physical processes that could lead to viscosity in accretion discs. A local magnetic dynamo offers the most plausible mechanism and we discuss a simple model in some detail. The dynamo operates even in partially and very weakly ionized discs without much modification.

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Tout, C.A. (1996). Accretion Disc Viscosity. In: Evans, A., Wood, J.H. (eds) Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 208. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0325-8_30

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