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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 674, 期 2, 页码 927-935出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/525519
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accretion, accretion disks; Galaxy : center; hydrodynamics; methods : numerical; stars : luminosity function, mass function
We consider the effects of eccentricity on the fragmentation of gravitationally unstable accretion disks, using numerical hydrodynamics. We find that eccentricity does not affect the overall stability of the disk against fragmentation, but significantly alters the manner in which such fragments accrete gas. Variable tidal forces around an eccentric orbit slow the accretion process, and suppress the formation of weakly bound clumps. The stellar'' mass function resulting from the fragmentation of an eccentric disk is found to have a significantly higher characteristic mass than that from a corresponding circular disk. We discuss our results in terms of the disk(s) of massive stars at similar or equal to 0.1 pc from the Galactic center, and find that the fragmentation of an eccentric accretion disk, due to gravitational instability, is a viable mechanism for the formation of these systems.
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