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astro-ph1996
Heating of a Star by Disk Accretion
Robert Popham
We examine various ways in which disk accretion can heat an accreting star. These include 1) radiation emitted from the disk surface which is intercepted by the stellar surface, 2)…
astro-ph1996
Spectra and Line Profiles of FU Orionis Objects: Comparisons Between Boundary Layer Models and Observations
Robert Popham, Scott Kenyon, Lee Hartmann +1
We present solutions for the accretion disks and boundary layers in pre-main-sequence stars undergoing FU Orionis outbursts. These solutions differ from earlier disk solutions in t…
astro-ph1996
Can FU Orionis Outbursts Regulate the Rotation Rates of T Tauri Stars?
Robert Popham
We propose that FU Orionis outbursts may play an important role in maintaining the slow rotation of classical disk-accreting T Tauri stars. Current estimates for the frequency and…