Numerical Models of Accretion Disks

Abstract

I review recent numerical studies of accretion disks, focusing on measurements of the turbulent shear stress, or $\alpha$, in the shearing box model. I conclude with a list of astronomically relevant open questions that can be settled via future numerical experiments.

9 pages, LaTeX, aipproc.sty, invited review at "Accretion Processes in Astrophysical Systems: Some Like It Hot", eds. S. Holt and T. Kallman

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