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Magnetorotational instability in Keplerian disks: a nonlocal approach

†  a, b, ‡  a, b, §  a, c, *  a, d
a Lomonosov Moscow State University, Shternberg State Astronomical Institute, Universitetskii prosp. 13, Moscow, 119889, Russian Federation
b Kazan Federal University, ul. Kremlyovskaya 18, Kazan, 420008, Russian Federation
c Tel-Aviv University, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv, Israel
d Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, Bonn, 53121, Germany

We revisit the modal analysis of small perturbations in Keplerian ideal gas flows with a constant vertical magnetic field leading to magnetorotational instability (MRI) using the nonlocal approach. In the general case, MRI modes are described by a Schrödinger-like differential equation with some effective potential, including 'repulsive' (1/r2) and 'attractive' (−1/rr3) terms, and are quantized. In shallow potentials, there are no stationary 'energy levels.' In thin Keplerian accretion discs, the perturbation wavelengths λ =2π /kz are smaller than the disc semi-thickness h only in 'deep' potential wells. We find that there is a critical magnetic field for the MRI to develop. The instability arises for magnetic fields below this critical value. In thin accretion discs, at low background Alfvén velocity cA≪ (cA)cr, the MRI instability increment ω is suppressed compared to the value obtained in the local perturbation analysis, ω ≈ −√3icAkz. We also investigate for the first time the case of a radially variable background magnetic field.

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Keywords: magnetorotational instability, accretion discs
PACS: 95.30.Qd, 97.10.Gz (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2023.09.039554
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2023/12/f/
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Citation: Shakura N I, Postnov K A, Kolesnikov D A, Lipunova G V "Magnetorotational instability in Keplerian disks: a nonlocal approach" Phys. Usp. 66 1262–1276 (2023)
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Received: 16th, December 2022, revised: 21st, September 2023, 22nd, September 2023

Оригинал: Шакура Н И, Постнов К А, Колесников Д А, Липунова Г В «Магниторотационная неустойчивость в кеплеровских дисках: нелокальный подход» УФН 193 1340–1355 (2023); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2023.09.039554

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