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astro-ph.SR2010★ 1 cited
Magnetic Diffusion in Star Formation
Shantanu Basu, Wolf B. Dapp
Magnetic diffusion plays a vital role in star formation. We trace its influence from interstellar cloud scales down to star-disk scales. On both scales, we find that magnetic diffu…
astro-ph.SR2010
Averting the magnetic braking catastrophe on small scales: disk formation due to Ohmic dissipation
Wolf B. Dapp, Shantanu Basu
We perform axisymmetric resistive MHD calculations that demonstrate that centrifugal disks can indeed form around Class 0 objects despite magnetic braking. We follow the evolution…
astro-ph.GA2010★ 14 cited
Long-lived Magnetic-Tension-Driven Modes in a Molecular Cloud
Shantanu Basu, Wolf B. Dapp
We calculate and analyze the longevity of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave modes that occur in the plane of a magnetic thin sheet. Initial turbulent conditions applied to a magnetica…