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The magnetic shear instability appears to be a workable mechanism for generating turbulence in accretion discs. The magnetic field, in turn, is generated by a dynamo process that taps energy from the Keplerian shear flow. Large scale magnetic fields are generated, whose strength is comparable with, or in excess of, the turbulent kinetic energy. Such models enable us to investigate the detailed nature of turbulence in discs. We discuss in particular the possibility of generating convection, where the heat source is viscous and magnetic heating in the bulk of the disc.
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Brandenburg, A., Nordlund, Å., Stein, R.F., Torkelsson, U. (1995). Dynamo generated turbulence in discs. In: Meneguzzi, M., Pouquet, A., Sulem, PL. (eds) Small-Scale Structures in Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic and Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 462. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102437
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