Numerical simulations of the formation of binary and multiple protostellar disks, starting from dynamic initial conditions

Whitworth, Anthony Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-5486, Bhattal, A. S., Chapman, S. J., Disney, M. J., Pongracic, H. and Turner, J. A. 1996. Numerical simulations of the formation of binary and multiple protostellar disks, starting from dynamic initial conditions. Presented at: Outflows Around Young Stars, Heidelberg, Germany, 6–9 September 1994. Published in: Beckwith, Steven ed. Disks and Outflows Around Young Stars: Proceedings of a Conference Honouring Hans Elsässer Held at Heidelberg, Germany, 6–9 September 1994. Lecture Notes in Physics (465) Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 132-142. 10.1007/BFb0102631

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Abstract

We present numerical simulations of the formation of protostellar disks. The disks form in shocked layers resulting from mildly supersonic collisions between molecular clumps. We describe the physical mechanisms which lead to the majority of these disks being in binary and higher multiple systems. And we suggest that the initial conditions required for these mechanisms to operate are very general, and therefore likely to occur commonly in nature. The simulations were performed using an SPH code.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN:	9783540613893
ISSN:	0075-8450
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 09:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/73132

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