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We perform direct numerical simulations of three-dimensional freely decaying magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. For helical magnetic fields an inverse cascade effect is observed in which power is transfered from smaller scales to larger…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Mattias Christensson , Mark Hindmarsh , Axel Brandenburg

Numerical simulations have shown that the strength of planetary magnetic fields depends on the convective energy flux emerging from planetary interiors. Here we model the interior structure of gas giant planets using \texttt{MESA}, to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-13 Konstantinos Kilmetis , Aline A. Vidotto , Andrew Allan , Daria Kubyshkina

In this paper we further advance the study of magnetic field amplification in the interstellar medium that was started in Balsara et al (2004, Paper I). We show that the flux growth rate is comparable to the rate of magnetic energy growth…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. S. Balsara , J. S. Kim

The magneto-hydrodynamic decay of primordial magnetic fields can distort the black-body spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) by draining magnetic energy into thermal plasmas and photons. The current limits on CMB distortion…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-24 Fumio Uchida , Kohei Kamada , Hiroyuki Tashiro

The study of skyrmion/antiskyrmion motion in magnetic materials is very important in particular for the spintronics applications. In this work, we study the dynamics of isolated skyrmions and antiskyrmions in frustrated magnets driven by…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-05-16 J. J. Liang , J. H. Yu , J. Chen , M. H. Qin , M. Zeng , X. B. Lu , X. S. Gao , J. M. Liu

We use cosmological magneto-hydrodynamic simulations to study the evolution of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters in two different cosmological models, a standard-CDM and a $\Lambda$-CDM model. We show that the magnetic field strength…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Klaus Dolag , Matthias Bartelmann , Harald Lesch

We study the amplification of large-scale magnetic fields during preheating and inflation in several different models. Preheating can resonantly amplify seed fields on cosmological scales. In the presence of conductivity, however, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Bruce A. Bassett , Giuseppe Pollifrone , Shinji Tsujikawa , Fermin Viniegra

There are indications that the magnetic field evolution in galaxies might be massively shaped by tidal interactions and mergers between galaxies. The details of the connection between the evolution of magnetic fields and that of their host…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-15 Simon Selg , Wolfram Schmidt

Even though magnetic fields play an important role in galaxy evolution, the redshift evolution of galactic-scale magnetic fields is not well constrained observationally. In this paper we aim to provide an observational constraint on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-18 Timea Orsolya Kovacs , Sui Ann Mao , Aritra Basu , Yik Ki Ma , B. M. Gaensler

We examine the effects of the magnetic field created by the Tayler--Spruit dynamo in differentially rotating stars. Magnetic fields of the order of a few $10^4$ G are present through most of the stellar envelope, with the exception of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 André Maeder , Georges Meynet

We compare the current effects of rotation in stellar evolution to those of the magnetic field created by the Tayler instability. In stellar regions, where magnetic field can be generated by the dynamo due to differential rotation (Spruit…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Andre Maeder , Georges Meynet

The topological and dynamical features of small scales are studied in the context of decaying magnetohydrodynamic turbulent flows using direct numerical simulations. Joint probability density functions (PDFs) of the invariants of gradient…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-15 Vassilios Dallas , Alexandros Alexakis

Numerical experiments of dynamo action designed to understand the generation of Earth's magnetic field produce different regime branches identified within bifurcation diagrams. Notable are distinct branches where the resultant magnetic…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-08-11 Robert J. Teed , Emmanuel Dormy

Large-scale magnetic fields in stars and galaxies are thought to arise by mean-field dynamo action due to the combined influence of both helical turbulence and shear. Those systems are also highly conducting and the turbulence therein leads…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-22 Pallavi Bhat , Kandaswamy Subramanian , Axel Brandenburg

A new paradigm for rapid stellarator configuration design has been recently demonstrated, in which the shapes of quasisymmetric or omnigenous flux surfaces are computed directly using an expansion in small distance from the magnetic axis.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-03-08 Matt Landreman

Very strong magnetic fields can arise in non-central heavy-ion collisions at ultrarelativistic energies, which may not decay quickly in a conducting plasma. We carry out relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (RMHD) simulations to study the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-09-11 Arpan Das , Shreyansh S. Dave , P. S. Saumia , Ajit M. Srivastava

Longitudinal and transverse behavior of magnetic field of relativistic nonlinear three-dimensional plasma wave is investigated. It is shown that the magnetic field of the wave is different from zero and performs higher frequency…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 A. G. Khachatryan

Magnetic fields constitute an energetic component of the interstellar medium in galaxies and hence can affect the formation of galactic structures. Sensitive resolved radio continuum observations together with statistical studies in galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-20 Fatemeh S. Tabatabaei

The origin and evolution of magnetic fields in the Universe is still an open question. Their observations in galaxies suggest strong magnetic fields already at high redshift as well as at present time. However, neither primordial magnetic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-21 Michael Rieder , Romain Teyssier