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Thermal equilibria of accretion disks

Abramowicz, M A, Chen, X, Kato, S, Lasota, J P, Regev, O

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We show that most of hot, optically thin accretion disk models which ignore advective cooling are not self-consistent. We have found new types of optically thin disk solutions where cooling is dominated by radial advection of heat. These new solutions are thermally and viscously stable.

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We show that most of hot, optically thin accretion disk models which ignore advective cooling are not self-consistent. We have found new types of optically thin disk solutions where cooling is dominated by radial advection of heat. These new solutions are thermally and viscously stable.

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We show that most of hot, optically thin accretion disk models which ignore advective cooling are not self-consistent. We have found new types of optically thin disk solutions where cooling is dominated by radial advection of heat. These new solutions are thermally and viscously stable.

Key concepts: Accretion (finance), Advection, Physics, Astrophysics, Accretion disc, Thermal, Heat transfer, Heat flow

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