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| Paper: |
Massive-Star Magnetospheres: The Interplay Between Outflows, Rotation and Magnetic Fields |
| Volume: |
464, Circumstellar Dynamics at High Resolution |
| Page: |
385 |
| Authors: |
Townsend, R. H. D. |
| Abstract: |
Some massive stars harbor circumstellar environments in which plasma
is channeled and confined by a magnetic field. These
massive-star magnetospheres were first observed over three
decades ago, but it is only in the past decade that quantitative
models have begun to emerge. This contribution presents an review of
these models, highlighting how the distribution of plasma throughout a
magnetosphere is sculpted by the interplay between the wind outflow,
the centrifugal force due to rotation and the magnetic field. |
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