28 citations · 48 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
astro-ph2001
Filaments in the Galactic Center -- with special reference to the Snake
G. V. Bicknell, J. K. Li
The nonthermal filaments in the Galactic Center constitute one of the great mysteries of this region of the Galaxy. We summarise the observational data on these filaments and criti…
astro-ph2000★ 28 cited
The Snake - a Reconnecting Coil in a Twisted Magnetic Flux Tube
Geoffrey V. Bicknell, Jianke Li
We propose that the curious Galactic Center filament known as ``The Snake'' is a twisted giant magnetic flux tube, anchored in rotating molecular clouds. The MHD kink instability g…
astro-ph1998★ 20 cited
Accretion disk reversal and the spin-up/spin-down of accreting pulsars
James R. Murray, Martijn de Kool, Jianke Li
We numerically investigate the hydrodynamics of accretion disk reversal and relate our findings to the observed spin-rate changes in the accreting X-ray pulsar GX~1+4. In this syst…