Comparison of azimuthally averaged, density-weighted aspect ratio profiles of the fiducial model with β = 100 and h = 0.05 (blue) against, density-dependent. β(Σ) for h = 0.0⁵ (orange) and h = 0.044 (green), adaptive β(Σ, T) according to Eq. (8) (red), and radiative models (purple) after 50 000 T_bin for = e_bin^.= 0 Horizontal dashed lines denote the equilibrium state for β models where shock f eating would be absent Coloured dote mark. the respective a_cav.