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Using direct numerical simulations (DNSs), the interaction between linear waves and turbulence under the compressible magnetohydrodynamic (CMHD) approach was studied. A set of DNSs in three dimensions for a spatial resolution of $128^3$ and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-12-15 Maia Brodiano , Nahuel Andrés , Pablo Dmitruk

Inertial waves propagate in homogeneous rotating fluids, and constitute a challenging and simplified case study for the broader class of inertio-gravity waves, present in all geophysical and astrophysical media, and responsible for…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2014-02-12 Anna Rabitti , Leo R. M. Maas

The dynamo action achieved in the convective cores of main-sequence massive stars is explored here through 3D global simulations of convective core dynamos operating within a young $\Msun{10}$ B-type star, using the anelastic spherical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-05 Kyle C. Augustson , Allan Sacha Brun , Juri Toomre

Star-planet tidal interactions may result in the excitation of inertial waves in the convective region of stars. Their dissipation plays a prominent role in the long-term orbital evolution of short-period planets. If the star is assumed to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-14 M. Guenel , C. Baruteau , S. Mathis , M. Rieutord

Spiral waves are ubiquitous spatiotemporal patterns that occur in various excitable systems. In cardiac tissue, the formation of these spiral waves is associated with life-threatening arrhythmias, and, therefore, it is important to study…

Biological Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Mahesh Kumar Mulimani , Soling Zimik , Jaya Kumar Alageshan , Rahul Pandit

Recent analysis of the helioseismic observations indicate that the previously observed surface torsional oscillations extend significantly downwards into the solar convection zone. In an attempt to understand these oscillations, we study…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eurico Covas , Reza Tavakol , David Moss , Andrew Tworkowski

We investigate the dynamical instability of the one-armed spiral m=1 mode in differentially rotating stars by means of 3+1 hydrodynamical simulations in Newtonian gravitation. We find that both a soft equation of state and a high degree of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-02 Motoyuki Saijo , Thomas W. Baumgarte , Stuart L. Shapiro

Despite progress in the observations of stellar magnetic fields, their physical mechanisms remain poorly understood. During the pre-main sequence (PMS) phase, the inner layers of stars contract and a radiative core gradually develops. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-25 A. Guseva , L. Manchon , L. Petitdemange , C. Pinçon

In the context of a growing interdisciplinary interest in the angular momentum of wave fields, the spin-wave case has yet to be fully explored, with the extensively studied notion of spin transport being only part of the broader picture.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-02 Thierry Valet , Kei Yamamoto , Benjamin Pigeau , Grégoire de Loubens , Olivier Klein

Magnetic fields of low-mass stars and planets are thought to originate from self-excited dynamo action in their convective interiors. Observations reveal a variety of field topologies ranging from large-scale, axial dipole to more…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Martin Schrinner , Ludovic Petitdemange , Emmanuel Dormy

All cool main sequence stars including our Sun are thought to have magnetic fields. Observations of the Sun revealed that even in quiet regions small-scale turbulent magnetic fields are present. Simulations further showed that such magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 V. Witzke , H. B. Duehnen , A. I. Shapiro , D. Przybylski , T. S. Bhatia , R. Cameron , S. K. Solanki

We investigate numerically kinematic dynamos driven by flow of electrically conducting fluid in the shell between two concentric differentially rotating spheres, a configuration normally referred to as spherical Couette flow. We compare…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-07 Xing Wei , Andrew Jackson , Rainer Hollerbach

Convection is one of the most important mixing processes in stellar interiors. Hydrodynamic mass entrainment can bring fresh fuel from neighboring stable layers into a convection zone, modifying the structure and evolution of the star.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-29 G. Leidi , R. Andrassy , J. Higl , P. V. F. Edelmann , F. K. Röpke

The objective of this paper is to investigate whether a convective dynamo can account quantitatively for the observed lower limit of X-ray surface flux in solar-type main sequence stars. Our approach is to use 3D numerical simulations of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 D. J. Bercik , G. H. FIsher , C. M. Johns-Krull , W. P. Abbett

Stars and planets in close systems are magnetised but the influence of magnetic fields on their tidal responses (and vice versa) and dissipation rates has not been well explored. We present exploratory nonlinear magnetohydrodynamical (MHD)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-18 Aurélie Astoul , Adrian J. Barker

Regions of quiet Sun generally exhibit a complex distribution of small-scale magnetic field structures, which interact with the near-surface turbulent convective motions. Furthermore, it is probable that some of these magnetic fields are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Paul J. Bushby , Benjamin Favier

Magnetic skyrmions exhibit unique, technologically relevant pseudo-particle behaviors which arise from their topological protection, including well-defined, three-dimensional dynamic modes that occur at microwave frequencies. During dynamic…

The paper deals with a simple spherical mean-field dynamo model of $\alpha^2$-type in the case of high electrical conductivity. A spherically symmetric distribution of turbulent motions is assumed inside a spherical fluid body surrounded by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. -H. Raedler , U. Geppert

The 3-D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Anelastic Spherical Harmonic (ASH) code, using slope-limited diffusion, is employed to capture convective and dynamo processes achieved in a global-scale stellar convection simulation for a model solar-mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-26 Kyle Augustson , Allan Sacha Brun , Mark Miesch , Juri Toomre

Torsional oscillations represent bands of fast and slow zonal flows around the Sun, which extend deep into the convection zone and migrate during solar cycles towards the equator following the sunspot butterfly diagram. Analysis of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-15 Alexander G. Kosovichev , Valery V. Pipin
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