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Lagrangian perturbation theory for rotating magnetic stars

Lagrangian perturbation theory for rotating magnetic stars
Lagrangian perturbation theory for rotating magnetic stars
Motivated by the possibility of radiation-driven instabilities in rotating magnetic stars, we study the stability properties of general linear perturbations of a stationary and axisymmetric, infinitely conducting perfect fluid configuration threaded by a magnetic field and surrounded by vacuum. We develop a Lagrangian perturbation framework which enables us to formulate a strict stability criterion based on the notion of a canonical energy (a functional of the fluid displacement ? and its first time-derivative). For any given choice of {?, ?t?}, the sign of the canonical energy determines whether the configuration is stable or not at the linear level. Our analysis provides the first complete description of the stability problem for a magnetic star, allowing for both rotation and the presence of a magnetic field in the exterior vacuum region. A key feature of the Lagrangian formulation is the existence of so-called ‘trivial’ fluid displacements, which do not represent true physical perturbations. In order for the stability criterion to make rigorous sense, one has to isolate these trivials and consider only the physical ‘canonical’ displacements. We discuss this problem and formulate a condition which must be satisfied by all canonical displacements. Having obtained a well-defined stability criterion, we provide examples which indicate that the magnetic field has a stabilizing effect on radiation-driven instabilities.
1365-2966
630-644
Glampedakis, Kostas
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Andersson, Nils
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Glampedakis, Kostas
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Andersson, Nils
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Glampedakis, Kostas and Andersson, Nils (2007) Lagrangian perturbation theory for rotating magnetic stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 377 (2), 630-644. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11625.x).

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Motivated by the possibility of radiation-driven instabilities in rotating magnetic stars, we study the stability properties of general linear perturbations of a stationary and axisymmetric, infinitely conducting perfect fluid configuration threaded by a magnetic field and surrounded by vacuum. We develop a Lagrangian perturbation framework which enables us to formulate a strict stability criterion based on the notion of a canonical energy (a functional of the fluid displacement ? and its first time-derivative). For any given choice of {?, ?t?}, the sign of the canonical energy determines whether the configuration is stable or not at the linear level. Our analysis provides the first complete description of the stability problem for a magnetic star, allowing for both rotation and the presence of a magnetic field in the exterior vacuum region. A key feature of the Lagrangian formulation is the existence of so-called ‘trivial’ fluid displacements, which do not represent true physical perturbations. In order for the stability criterion to make rigorous sense, one has to isolate these trivials and consider only the physical ‘canonical’ displacements. We discuss this problem and formulate a condition which must be satisfied by all canonical displacements. Having obtained a well-defined stability criterion, we provide examples which indicate that the magnetic field has a stabilizing effect on radiation-driven instabilities.

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Published date: May 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 48199
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/48199
ISSN: 1365-2966
PURE UUID: 00bba7bf-9122-4747-8a17-54cd67039ad2
ORCID for Nils Andersson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-3843

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Date deposited: 04 Sep 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:02

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Author: Kostas Glampedakis
Author: Nils Andersson ORCID iD

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