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Physical processes in circumstellar disks

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We review the basic physical processes which occur incircumstellar disks. We discuss the possible role of gravitational instabilities in producing both disk accretion and secondary bodies within the disk. Next, we consider the viscous evolution of disks and the possible sources of the viscosity. We briefly consider magnetic instabilities tidal effects, and vortex motions. We also discuss the process of planet formation

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Steven Beckwith Jakob Staude Axel Quetz Antonella Natta

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Adams, F.C. (1996). Physical processes in circumstellar disks. In: Beckwith, S., Staude, J., Quetz, A., Natta, A. (eds) Disks and Outflows Around Young Stars. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 465. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102628

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102628

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