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The formation and collapse of a protostar involves the simultaneous infall and outflow of material in the presence of magnetic fields, self-gravity, and rotation. We use self-similar techniques to self-consistently model the anisotropic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-13 Mahmoud Aburihan , Jason D. Fiege , Richard N. Henriksen , Thibaut Lery

Asymmetric shapes and evidence for binary central stars suggest a common-envelope origin for many bipolar planetary nebulae. The bipolar components of the nebulae are observed to expand faster than the rest and the more slowly expanding…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 P. A. Ondratschek , F. K. Roepke , F. R. N. Schneider , C. Fendt , C. Sand , S. T. Ohlmann , R. Pakmor , V. Springel

A fully general relativistic description of the pulsar magnetosphere is provided. To be more concrete, a study of the pulsar magnetosphere is performed in the context of general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) employing the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hongsu Kim , Hyung Mok Lee , Chul H. Lee , Hyun Kyu Lee

The interaction between the electromagnetic field and plasmonic nanostructures leads to both the strong linear response and inherent nonlinear behavior. In this paper, a time-domain hydrodynamic model for describing the motion of electrons…

Optics · Physics 2017-09-19 Ming Fang , Zhixiang Huang , Wei E. I. Sha , Xianliang Wu

We investigate electromagnetic buoyancy instabilities of the electron-ion plasma with the heat flux based on not the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations, but using the multicomponent plasma approach when the momentum equations are solved…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Anatoly Nekrasov , Mohsen Shadmehri

The magnetospheres around neutron stars should be very particular because of their strong magnetic field and rapid rotation. A study of the pulsar magnetospheres is of a crucial importance since it is the key issue to understand how energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-09-27 Vadim Urpin

We construct magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) similarity rebound shocks joining `quasi-static' asymptotic solutions around the central degenerate core to explore an MHD model for the evolution of random magnetic field in supernova explosions. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Yu-Qing Lou , Wei-Gang Wang

Results from a numerical study of fluctuation dynamo in a collisionless, weakly magnetized plasma are presented. The key difference between this dynamo and its magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) counterpart is the adiabatic production of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-17 Denis A. St-Onge , Matthew W. Kunz

We derive general equations for axisymmetric Newtonian MHD and use these as the basis of a code for calculating equilibrium configurations of rotating magnetised neutron stars in a stationary state. We investigate the field configurations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-10 S. K. Lander , D. I. Jones

Understanding structures and evolutions of the magnetic fields and plasma in multiple layers on the Sun is very important. A force-free magnetic field which is an accurate approximation of the solar corona due to the low plasma $\beta$ has…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-30 Xiaoshuai Zhu , Thomas Neukirch , Thomas Wiegelmann

We present three-dimensional (3-D) magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) simulations of radiatively inefficient accretion flow around black holes. General relativistic effects are simulated by using the pseudo-Newtonian potential. We start…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yoshiaki Kato , Shin Mineshige , Kazunari Shibata

Magnetic clouds (MCs) are "magnetized plasma clouds" moving in the solar wind. MCs transport magnetic flux and helicity away from the Sun. These structures are not stationary but feature temporal evolution. Commonly, simplified MC models…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Giorgi Dalakishvili , Andria Rogava , Giovanni Lapenta , Stefaan Poedts

Absorption-line measurements of the circumgalactic medium (CGM) display a highly non-uniform distribution of lower ionization state species accompanied by more widespread higher ionization state material. This suggests that the CGM is a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-14 Edward Buie , Evan Scannapieco , G. Mark Voit

In this paper we study the compressible magnetohydrodynamics equations in three dimensions, which offer a good model for plasmas. Formation of singularity for C1-solution in finite time is proved with axisymmetric initial data. The key…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-10-10 Lv Cai , Ning-An Lai

In turbulent high-beta astrophysical plasmas (exemplified by the galaxy cluster plasmas), pressure-anisotropy-driven firehose and mirror fluctuations grow nonlinearly to large amplitudes, dB/B ~ 1, on a timescale comparable to the turnover…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-29 A. A. Schekochihin , S. C. Cowley , R. M. Kulsrud , M. S. Rosin , T. Heinemann

We construct stationary global configurations of both aligned and unaligned logarithmic spiral perturbations in a composite disc system of stellar and isopedically magnetized gaseous singular isothermal discs (SIDs) coupled by gravity. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Y. -Q. Lou , Y. Wu

Magnetic fields and flows in coronal structures, for example, in gradual phases in flares, can be described by 2D and 3D magnetohydrostatic (MHS) and steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibria. Within a physically simplified, but exact…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-17 D. H. Nickeler , M. Karlicky , T. Wiegelmann , M. Kraus

It is shown that transonic plasma acceleration in the converging-diverging magnetic field (magnetic nozzle) follows the unique global solution which is fully defined by the magnetic field. Such solution, which was analytically obtained…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-07-07 N. Sheth , A. Smolyakov , J. Deguire , S. Pande , P. N. Yushmanov

We study the profile of a thin disk configuration as described by an axisymmetric ideal magnetohydrodynamics steady equilibrium. We consider the disk like a differentially rotating system dominated by the Keplerian term, but allowing for a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-05-25 Giovanni Montani , Nakia Carlevaro

The aim is to justify rigorously the so-called reduced magnetohydrodynamic model (abbreviated as RMHD), which is widely used in fusion, space and astrophysical plasmas. Motivated by physics, the focus is on plasmas that are simultaneously…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-06-30 Nicolas Besse , Christophe Cheverry