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Astrophysics

the finding that in ideal magnetohydrodynamics magnetic braking removes so much angular momentum that rotationally supported protostellar discs fail to form.

In astrophysics, magnetic braking catastrophe refers to the finding that in ideal magnetohydrodynamics magnetic braking removes so much angular momentum that rotationally supported protostellar discs fail to form. This meaning comes from Mellon (2008) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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Mellon, R. R., & Li, Z. (2008). Magnetic Braking and Protostellar Disk Formation: The Ideal MHD Limit. The Astrophysical Journal, 681(2), 1356-1376. https://doi.org/10.1086/587542

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