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Abigali Rodriguez

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Quasi-Keplerian Be-Star Disks with Mimicking Viscosity

Classical Be stars are fast-rotating B-type stars with gaseous quasi-Keplerian disks formed by equatorial ejection of material. While the viscous decretion disk (VDD) model reproduces many observed properties, the role of radiative line driving in shaping these disks remains unclear. We investigated the combined influence of viscosity and radiative acceleration on the hydrodynamic structure of Be star disks by coupling the m-CAK theory of line-driven winds with a mimicking viscous prescription governed by the parameter $\gamma_{\rm vis}$. We solved the steady-state hydrodynamic equation of motion using \textsc{Hydwind} for typical B-type stellar parameters in transonic $\Omega$-slow outflows. We analyzed the velocity and density structures and derived the mass-loss rates and radial velocities at the adopted outer integration radius, $r=50\,R_\ast$. The combined action of line driving and viscosity yields regular m-CAK $\Omega$-slow solutions for equatorial outflow with a VDD-inspired rotational prescription. For quasi-Keplerian exponents ($\gamma_{\rm vis} \simeq 0.5$) and near-critical rotation ($\Omega \approx 0.96$--$0.99$), the models produce an outflowing disk with an m-CAK-type critical point at $r_{\rm c} \lesssim 20$--$30\,R_\ast$. At $50\,R_\ast$, these quasi-Keplerian solutions reach radial velocities of $76.9$--$139.2\,\mathrm{km\,s^{-1}}$. Within the present 1D parameterized framework, the m-CAK line force yields stationary solutions without imposing an outer boundary condition. Our results provide a controlled 1D test of how a VDD-inspired rotational prescription modifies the topology of stationary m-CAK $\Omega$-slow solutions. The model is an exploratory bridge toward future non-Sobolev multidimensional radiation-hydrodynamic treatments that recover quasi-Keplerian rotation and modest outflow velocities of Be disks.

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Revisiting Viscous Transonic Decretion Disks of Be Stars

In the context of Be stars, we restudied the viscous transonic decretion disk model of these stars. This model is driven by a radiative force due to an ensemble of optically-thin lines and viscosity considering the Shakura Sunyaev prescription. The non-linear equation of motion presents a singularity (sonic point) and an eigenvalue, which is also the initial condition at the stellar surface. Then, to obtain this eigenvalue, we set it as a radial quantity and perform a detailed topological analysis. Thereafter, we describe a numerical method for solving either Nodal and Saddle transonic solutions. The value of the viscosity,"alpha", barely determine the location of the sonic point, but it determines the topology of the solution. We found two Nodal solutions, which are almost indistinguishable between them. Saddle solutions are founded for lower values of "alpha" than the required of the Nodal solutions. In addition, rotational velocity do not play a determine role in the velocity (and density) profile, because viscosity effects collapse all the solutions to almost a unique one in a small region above the stellar surface. A suitable combination of line force parameters and/or disk temperature, give location of the sonic point lower than 50 stellar radii, describing a truncated disk. This could explain the SED turndown observed in Be stars without needing a binary companion.

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