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In this paper we propose a novel thermodynamically compatible finite volume scheme for the numerical solution of the equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in one and two space dimensions. As shown by Godunov in 1972, the MHD system can be…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-23 Saray Busto , Michael Dumbser

We describe the implementation of a module for the Athena magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) code which solves the time-independent, multi-frequency radiative transfer (RT) equation on multidimensional Cartesian simulation domains, including…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Shane W. Davis , James M. Stone , Yan-Fei Jiang

In certain astrophysical systems the commonly employed ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) approximation breaks down. Here, we introduce novel explicit and implicit numerical schemes of ohmic resistivity terms in the moving-mesh code AREPO. We…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-09 Federico Marinacci , Mark Vogelsberger , Rahul Kannan , Philip Mocz , Rüdiger Pakmor , Volker Springel

A description is given for preserving ${\bmsy\nabla}\cdot{\vec B}=0$ in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code that employs the upwind, Total Variation Diminishing (TVD) scheme and the Strang-type operator splitting for multi-dimensionality. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Dongsu Ryu , Francesco Miniati , T. W. Jones , Adam Frank

We describe a novel Godunov-type numerical method for solving the equations of resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics. In the proposed approach, the spatial components of both magnetic and electric fields are located at zone interfaces…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-05-01 A. Mignone , G. Mattia , G. Bodo , L. Del Zanna

Recent developments in compact object astrophysics, especially the discovery of merging neutron stars by LIGO, the imaging of the black hole in M87 by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) and high precision astrometry of the Galactic Center at…

We present a new implementation of radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) in the adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) code RAMSES. The multi-group radiative transfer (RT) is performed on the AMR grid with a first-order Godunov method using the M1 closure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Joakim Rosdahl , Jeremy Blaizot , Dominique Aubert , Timothy Stranex , Romain Teyssier

In this work we introduce a novel semi-implicit structure-preserving finite-volume/finite-difference scheme for the viscous and resistive equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) based on an appropriate 3-split of the governing PDE system,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Francesco Fambri

The accurate modelling of astrophysical scenarios involving compact objects and magnetic fields, such as the collapse of rotating magnetized stars to black holes or the phenomenology of gamma-ray bursts, requires the solution of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 B. Giacomazzo , L. Rezzolla

The numerical study of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) plays a crucial role in high-energy astrophysics, but unfortunately is computationally demanding, given the complex physics involved (high Lorentz factor flows, extreme…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-09 Luca Del Zanna , Simone Landi , Lorenzo Serafini , Matteo Bugli , Emanuele Papini

We present a description of the adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) implementation of the PLUTO code for solving the equations of classical and special relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD and RMHD). The current release exploits, in addition…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 A. Mignone , C. Zanni , P. Tzeferacos , B. van Straalen , P. Colella , G. Bodo

We present Phantom, a fast, parallel, modular and low-memory smoothed particle hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics code developed over the last decade for astrophysical applications in three dimensions. The code has been developed with a…

We present a novel high-order nodal artificial viscosity approach designed for solving Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations. Unlike conventional methods, our approach eliminates the need for ad hoc parameters. The viscosity is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-16 Tuan Anh Dao , Murtazo Nazarov

Various radio observations have showed that the hot atmospheres of galaxy clusters are magnetized. However, our understanding of the origin of these magnetic fields, their implications on structure formation and their interplay with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 K. Dolag , F. A. Stasyszyn

This paper describes the design and implementation of our new multi-group, multi-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics (RHD) code Fornax and provides a suite of code tests to validate its application in a wide range of physical regimes.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-06 M. Aaron Skinner , Joshua C. Dolence , Adam Burrows , David Radice , David Vartanyan

We present a new code designed to solve the equations of classical ideal magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) in three dimensions, submitted to a constant gravitational field. The purpose of the code centers on the analysis of solar phenomena within…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-22 J. J. Gonzalez-Aviles , A. Cruz-Osorio , F. D. Lora-Clavijo , F. S. Guzman

We present an adaptive multiresolution method for the numerical simulation of ideal magnetohydrodynamics in two space dimensions. The discretization uses a finite volume scheme based on a Cartesian mesh and an explicit compact Rung-Kutta…

We present numerical simulations and explore scalings and anisotropy of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. Our study covers both gas pressure dominated (high beta) and magnetically dominated (low beta) plasmas at different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-05 Jungyeon Cho , A. Lazarian

Numerical methods for solving the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in more than one space dimension must either confront the challenge of controlling errors in the discrete divergence of the magnetic field, or else be faced with…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-19 Christiane Helzel , James A. Rossmanith , Bertram Taetz

We present PHLEGETHON, a fully compressible, Eulerian magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code designed for multidimensional simulations in stellar astrophysics. The code uses a time-explicit, second-order, finite-volume method optimized to model a…