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A Critique of Current Magnetic-Accretion Models for Classical T-Tauri Stars
Pedro N. Safier
Current magnetic-accretion models for classical T-Tauri stars rely on a strong, dipolar magnetic field of stellar origin to funnel the disk material onto the star, and assume a ste…
astro-ph1997★ 58 cited
Star Formation in Cold, Spherical, Magnetized Molecular Clouds
P. N. Safier, C. F. McKee, S. W. Stahler
We present an idealized, spherical model of the evolution of a magnetized molecular cloud due to ambipolar diffusion. This model allows us to follow the quasi-static evolution of t…