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The nature of fast magnetoacoustic and Alfv\'en waves is investigated in a zero $\beta$ plasma. This gives an indication of wave propagation in the low $\beta$ solar corona. It is found that for a two-dimensional null point, the fast wave…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood

The solar atmosphere is known to contain many different types of wavelike oscillation. Waves and other fluctuations (e.g., turbulent eddies) are believed to be responsible for at least some of the energy transport and dissipation that heats…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Steven R. Cranmer , Momchil E. Molnar

Following the wellknown spacetime decomposition technique as applied to (d+1) dimensions we write down the equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in a spatially at generalised FRW universe. Assuming an equation of state for the background…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-09-28 D. Panigrahi , Ajanta Das , S. Chatterjee

Mode conversion occurs when a wave passes through a region where the sound and Alfven speeds are equal. At this point there is a resonance, which allows some of the incident wave to be converted into a different mode. We study this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-10 A. M. D. McDougall , A. W. Hood

In the context of coronal heating, among the zoo of MHD waves that exist in the solar atmosphere, Alfven waves receive special attention. Indeed, these waves constitute an attractive heating agent due to their ability to carry over the many…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 P. Antolin , K. Shibata

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. Alfven waves and magneto-sonic waves are particular classes of MHD waves. These wave modes are clearly different and have pure properties in uniform plasmas of infinite…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 M. Goossens , J. Andries , R. Soler , T. Van Doorsselaere , I. Arregui , J. Terradas

We investigate the viability of MHD waves, in particular acoustic p-modes, in causing strong current accumulation at the null points. We begin with a three-dimensional numerical setup incorporating a gravitationally stratifed solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-27 Nitin Yadav , Rony Keppens

We present the first magnetohydrodynamic model of the stellar chromospheric heating and acceleration of the outer atmospheres of cool evolved stars, using alpha Tau as a case study. We used a 1.5D MHD code with a generalized Ohm's law that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-15 V. S. Airapetian , J. E. Leake , K. G. Carpenter

We perform numerical simulations of impulsively generated Alfv\'en waves in an isolated solar arcade, which is gravitationally stratified and magnetically confined. We study numerically the propagation of Alfv\'en waves along such magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 P. Chmielewski , K. Murawski , Z. E. Musielak , A. K. Srivastava

We successfully utilise the SPARC code to model fast-Alfv\'en mode conversion in the region $c_A \gg c_S$ via 3-D MHD numerical simulations of helioseismic waves within constant inclined magnetic field configurations. This was achieved only…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 H Moradi , P S Cally

We use the exact solutions for magnetoacoustic waves in a two dimensional isothermal atmosphere with uniform inclined magnetic field to calculate the wave reflection, transmission, and conversion of slow and fast waves incident from above…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Shelley Hansen , Paul Cally , Alina Donea

Context. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. In magnetic waveguides resonant absorption due to plasma inhomogeneity naturally transfers wave energy from large-scale motions to small-scale motions. In the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Soler , J. Andries , M. Goossens

Astrophysical turbulence is magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) in its nature. We discuss fundamental properties of MHD turbulence. In particular, we discuss the generation of compressible MHD waves by Alfvenic turbulence and show that this process…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Jungyeon Cho , A. Lazarian

Cool stars at giant and supergiant evolutionary phases present low velocity and high density winds, responsible for the observed high mass-loss rates. Although presenting high luminosities, radiation pressure on dust particles is not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 D. Falceta-Goncalves , A. A. Vidotto , V. Jatenco-Pereira

We consider a series of MHD simulations in which a small amplitude, transverse velocity perturbation is introduced into a complex magnetic field. We analysed the deformation of the wave fronts as the perturbation propagates through the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-11 Thomas Howson , Ineke De Moortel , Jack Reid , Alan Hood

We study the evolution of non-linear circularly polarised Alfven waves by solving numerically the time-dependent equations of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in one dimension. We examine the behaviour of the waves and find that different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Rim Turkmani , Ulf Torkelsson

Observations carried out with the Magneto-Optical Filter at Two Heights (MOTH) experiment show upward-traveling wave packets in magnetic regions with frequencies below the acoustic cut-off. We demonstrate that the frequency dependence of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-28 M. Haberreiter , W. Finsterle

Alfv\'en waves are known to be important carriers of magnetic energy that could play a role in coronal heating and/or solar wind acceleration. As these waves are efficient energy carriers, how they are dissipated still remains one of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Anmol Kumar , Thomas A. Howson , Paolo Pagano , Ineke De Moortel

Magnetic fields are key ingredients for heating the solar corona to temperatures of several million Kelvin. A particularly important region with respect to this is the so-called magnetic canopy below the corona, where sound and Alfv\'en…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-23 Th. Gundrum , J. Forbriger , Th. Herrmannsdörfer , G. Mamatsashvili , S. Schnauck , F. Stefani , J. Wosnitza

Alfven waves propagating in a vertically stratified plasma, such as those travelling from the solar photosphere to the corona, are partially reflected due to the gradient in the Alfven speed. Wave reflection naturally results in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-15 Roberto Soler