Magnetically controlled spasmodic accretion during star formation. I. Formulation of the problem and method of solution

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 618, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 769-782

  Tassis, Konstantinos ^a   Mouschovias, Telemachos Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Dust, extinction; Magnetic fields; MHD shock waves; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544304967     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/424479     Document Type: Article

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