The effect of a Burgers vortex on the formation of planetesimals in a protoplanetary disk is examined in a local approximation. It is shown that a Burgers vortex with a uniformly rotating core and a converging radial flow of matter can efficiently accumulate dusty matter with a mass on the order of 1027-1028 g in its core region over a characteristic time of ~106-107 years. In the localization region of the Burgers vortex, the thickness of the disk increases.
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Translated from Astrofizika, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 147-158 (February 2017).
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Abrahamyan, M.G. Burgers Vortex in a Protoplanetary Disk. Astrophysics 60, 129–141 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10511-017-9469-6
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