# On the evolution of vortices in massive protoplanetary discs

1 ECLIPSE 2018
LAB - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac]
Abstract : It is expected that a pressure bump can be formed at the inner edge of a dead-zone, and where vortices can develop through the Rossby Wave Instability (RWI). It has been suggested that self-gravity can significantly affect the evolution of such vortices. We present the results of 2D hydrodynamical simulations of the evolution of vortices forming at a pressure bump in self-gravitating discs with Toomre parameter in the range $4-30$. We consider isothermal plus non-isothermal disc models that employ either the classical $\beta$ prescription or a more realistic treatment for cooling. The main aim is to investigate whether the condensating effect of self-gravity can stabilize vortices in sufficiently massive discs. We confirm that in isothermal disc models with ${\cal Q} \gtrsim 15$, vortex decay occurs due to the vortex self-gravitational torque. For discs with $3\lesssim {\cal Q} \lesssim 7$, the vortex develops gravitational instabilities within its core and undergoes gravitational collapse, whereas more massive discs give rise to the formation of global eccentric modes. In non-isothermal discs with $\beta$ cooling, the vortex maintains a turbulent core prior to undergoing gravitational collapse for $\beta \lesssim 0.1$, whereas it decays if $\beta \ge 1$. In models that incorpore both self-gravity and a better treatment for cooling, however, a stable vortex is formed with aspect ratio $\chi \sim 3-4$. Our results indicate that self-gravity significantly impacts the evolution of vortices forming in protoplanetary discs, although the thermodynamical structure of the vortex is equally important for determining its long-term dynamics.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A, 2018, 479 (4), pp.4878-4890. 〈10.1093/mnras/sty1314〉

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A. Pierens, Min-Kai Lin. On the evolution of vortices in massive protoplanetary discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A, 2018, 479 (4), pp.4878-4890. 〈10.1093/mnras/sty1314〉. 〈hal-01797159〉

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