On the energy dissipation rate at the inner edge of circumbinary discs

We study, by means of numerical simulations and analysis, the details of the accretion process from a disc onto a binary system. We show that energy is dissipated at the edge of a circumbinary disc and this is associated with the tidal torque that maintains the cavity: angular momentum is transferre...

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Autori principali: Terquem, C, Papaloizou, J
Natura: Journal article
Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press 2016