Axisymmetric simulations of the convective overstability in protoplanetary discs
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2311
Abstract: Protoplanetary discs at certain radii exhibit adverse radial entropy gradients that can drive oscillatory convection (‘convective overstability’; COS). The ensuing hydrodynamical activity may reshape the radial thermal structure of the disc while mixing solid material… read more here.
Keywords: simulations convective; protoplanetary discs; convective overstability; axisymmetric simulations ... See more keywords