Relativistic MHD simulations of core-collapse GRB jets: 3D instabilities and magnetic dissipation

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 456; no. 2; pp. 1739 - 1760
• Main Authors: Bromberg, Omer, Tchekhovskoy, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 21.02.2016
• Subjects: Black holes; Black holes (astronomy); Dissipation; Gamma ray astronomy; Gamma ray bursts; Instability; Jets; Magnetic fields; Magnetohydrodynamics; Neutron stars; Simulation; Stability; Star & galaxy formation; Three dimensional; quasars: general; gamma-ray burst: general; stars: magnetars; stars: magnetic field; galaxies: jets

Relativistic jets are associated with extreme astrophysical phenomena, like the core collapse of massive stars in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and the accretion on to supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. It is generally accepted that these jets are powered electromagnetically, by the magne...