Magnetohydrodynamic properties of extragalactic jets

• Published in: Astrophysics and space science Vol. 336; no. 1; pp. 15 - 19
• Main Authors: Nakamura, M., Meier, D. L., Garofalo, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Astrobiology; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Cosmology; Fluid mechanics; Jets; Magnetic fields; Numerical analysis; Observations and Techniques; Original Article; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Space Exploration and Astronautics; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics; Stars & galaxies; Active galaxies; MHD; Jets galaxies; Numerical methods

The theory that magnetic fields are instrumental in the formation and propagation of jets in active galactic nuclei dates back four decades. Despite a recent growing consensus on this notion stemming from the results of numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows near black holes, the p...