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In this work, we generalise linear magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability theory to include equilibrium pressure anisotropy in the fluid part of the analysis. A novel 'single-adiabatic' (SA) fluid closure is presented which is complementary to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-10-29 M. Fitzgerald , M. J. Hole , Z. S. Qu

We present three-dimensional solutions of the magnetohydrostatic equations in the co-rotating frame of reference outside a magnetized rigidly rotating cylinder. We make no symmetry assumption for the magnetic field, but to be able to make…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-30 Thomas Neukirch

We investigate the explicit convex relaxation of the ideal magnetohydrodynamics equations. We provide a non-trivial lower estimate on the lamination hull and an upper estimate on the $\Lambda$-convex hull, the latter providing inequalities…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-16 Borbála Fazekas , József J. Kolumbán

Since the advent of Taylor-Woltjer theory [J B Taylor, PRL, 33, 1139 (1974), L Woltjer, PNAS, 44, 489 (1958)], it has been widely believed that situations with perfectly conducting boundaries and near ideal conditions, the final state of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-06-07 Rupak Mukherjee , Rajaraman Ganesh

We revisit the issue of conservation of magnetic helicity and the Woltjer-Taylor relaxation theory in magnetohydrodynamics in the context of weak solutions. We introduce a relaxed system for the ideal MHD system, which decouples the effects…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-09-21 Daniel Faraco , Sauli Lindberg , László Székelyhidi

In some inertial confinement fusion hohlraum designs, the inside plasma is not sufficiently collisional to be satisfactorily described by the Euler equations implemented in hydrodynamic simulation codes, particularly in converging regions…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-11-30 Olivier Larroche

Equations of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) play an important role in the studies of turbulence, astrophysics, and plasma physics. These equations possess remarkable geometric structures and symmetries. Indeed, they admit a geodesic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Michael Roop

Motivated by some models arising in quantum plasma dynamics, in this paper we study the Maxwell-Schr\"odinger system with a power-type nonlinearity. We show the local well-posedness in $H^2(\mathbb{R}^3)\times H^{3/2}(\mathbb{R}^3)$ and the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-03 Paolo Antonelli , Michele D'Amico , Pierangelo Marcati

The equilibrium of a resistive axisymmetric plasma with purely toroidal flow surrounded by a conductor is investigated within the framework of the nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic theory. It is proved that a) the poloidal current density…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 G. N. Throumoulopoulos

We develop an improved lattice-Boltzmann numerical scheme to solve magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in the regime of low magnetic Reynolds numbers, grounded on a manifestly Galilean covariant modeling of the Navier-Stokes equations. The…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-01-25 Bruno Magacho , Hugo Saraiva Tavares , Luca Moriconi , Juliana Loureiro

The appearance of eruptive space plasma processes, e.g., in eruptive flares as observed in the solar atmosphere, is usually assumed to be caused by magnetic reconnection. The process of magnetic reconnection is often connected with singular…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-07 Dieter Nickeler , Marian Karlicky , Miroslav Barta

The extreme heat fluxes in the divertor region of tokamaks may require an alternative to solid plasma-facing components, for the extraction of heat and the protection of the surrounding walls. Flowing liquid metals are proposed as an…

We describe a novel splitting approach to numerical relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (RMHD) designed to expand its applicability to the domain of ultra-high magnetisation (high-$\sigma$). In this approach, the electromagnetic field is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-18 Serguei Komissarov , David Phillips

This article introduces a new 3D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equilibrium solver, based on the concept of admissible variations of B, p that allows for magnetic relaxation of a magnetic field in a perturbed/non-minimum energy state to a lower…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Tobias Blickhan , Julianne Stratton , Alan A. Kaptanoglu

Using a new numerical code we have carried out two-dimensional simulations of the nonlinear evolution of unstable sheared magnetohydrodynamic flows. We considered two cases: a strong magnetic field (Alfven Mach number, M_a = 2.5) and a weak…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Adam Frank , T. W. Jones , Dongsu Ryu , Joseph B. Gaalaas

The three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) isentropic flow with zero magnetic diffusivity is studied. The vanishing magnetic diffusivity causes significant difficulties due to the loss of dissipation of the magnetic field.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-08-30 Xiaoli Li , Ning Su , Dehua Wang

Based on the Newton's second law and the Maxwell equations for the electromagnetic fields, we establish a new 3D incompressible magneto-hydrodynamics(MHD) equations for the motion of plasma under the standard Coulomb gauge. By using the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-10-11 Ruikuan Liu , Jiayan Yang

In this study, we investigate the impact of the magnetic field on the evolution of the transverse flow of QGP matter in the magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) framework. We assume that the magnetic field is perpendicular to the reaction plane and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-12-03 M. Haddadi Moghaddam , B. Azadegan , A. F. Kord , W. M. Alberico

We consider the free boundary problem for the plasma-vacuum interface in ideal compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). In the plasma region, the flow is governed by the usual compressible MHD equations, while in the vacuum region we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-07-22 Davide Catania , Marcello D'Abbicco , Paolo Secchi

The magnetohydrodynamic dynamo equation is derived within general relativity, using the covariant 1+3 approach, for a plasma with finite electric conductivity. This formalism allows for a clear division and interpretation of plasma and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mattias Marklund , Chris Clarkson