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A simple derivation and interpretation of the third integral in Stellar Dynamics
Donald Lynden-Bell
Starting from the problem of two fixed centres we find a simple derivation of its third integral in terms of the scalar product of the angular momenta about the two fixed centres.…
On Why Disks Generate Magnetic Towers and Collimate Jets
D Lynden-Bell
We show that accretion disks with magnetic fields in them ought to make jets provided that their electrical conductivity prevents slippage and there is an ambient pressure in their…
A Magic Electromagnetic Field
Donald Lynden-Bell
An electromagnetic field of simple algebraic structure is simply derived. It turns out to be the G=0 limit of the charged rotating Kerr-Newman metrics. These all have gyromagnetic…
Why Do Disks Form Jets?
D Lynden-Bell
It is argued that jet modelers have given insufficient study to the natural magneto-static configurations of field wound up in the presence of a confining general pressure. Such fi…