Abstract:
A detailed study of magnetized astrophysical
ows has been carried
out in the magnetohydrodynamic and special relativistic magneto-
hydrodynamic regime. We have considered the thermodynamics of
the
ow to be described with a xed as well as, a variable adiabatic
index equation of state (EoS). As examples of MHD
ow, we have
studied (i) funnel accretion on to neutron stars and white dwarfs,
(ii) magnetized equatorial out
ows from around a compact magne-
tized star, and (iii) magnetized relativistic out
ows about the axis
of symmetry from compact objects like black holes.
