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The role of MHD turbulence in the cosmic ray acceleration process in a volume with a reconnecting magnetic field is studied by means of Monte Carlo simulations. We performed modelling of proton acceleration with the 3D analytic model of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Tomasz Kobak , Michal Ostrowski

We present relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (RMHD) simulations of stationary overpressured magnetized relativistic jets which are characterized by their dominant type of energy, namely internal, kinetic, or magnetic. Each model is threaded…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-04 Antonio Fuentes , José L. Gómez , José M. Martí , Manel Perucho

We present fully three-dimensional hydrodynamical and magnetohydrodynamical simulations of supersonic, radiative cooling jets propagating into homogeneous and stratified environments based on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics technique.

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. M. Gouveia Dal Pino , A. H. Cerqueira

Astrophysical jets are launched from strongly magnetized systems that host an accretion disk surrounding a central object. The origin of the jet launching magnetic field is one of the open questions for modeling the accretion-ejection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-07 Giancarlo Mattia , Christian Fendt

Black hole (BH) accretion flows and jets are qualitatively affected by the presence of ordered magnetic fields. We study fully three-dimensional global general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of radially extended and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Jonathan C. McKinney , Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Roger D. Blandford

Jets are ubiquitous in astronomy. It has been conjectured that the existence of jets is intimately connected with the spin of the central object and the viscous angular momentum transport of the inner disk. Bipolar jet-like structures…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter Todd Williams

We present the first radio emission simulations from high resolution three dimensional relativistic hydrodynamic jets, which allow for a study of the observational implications of the interaction between the jet and external medium. This…

Accretion disks and astrophysical jets are used to model many active astrophysical objects, viz., young stars, relativistic stars, and active galactic nuclei. In this paper we present self-consistent time-dependent simulations of supersonic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Zanni , A. Ferrari , R. Rosner , G. Bodo , S. Massaglia

We perform a numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic radially self-similar jets, whose prototype is the Blandford & Payne analytical example. The reached final steady state is valid close to the rotation axis and also at large distances…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Gracia , N. Vlahakis , K. Tsinganos

We here present results of three-dimensional Smoothed Particle hydro and magnetohydrodynamics simulations of rotating jets, also including the effects of radiative cooling, precession and velocity variability. Using initial conditions and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Adriano H. Cerqueira , Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino

We have investigated the influence of jet rotation and differential motion on the linear and nonlinear development of the current-driven (CD) kink instability of force-free helical magnetic equilibria via three-dimensional relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Yosuke Mizuno , Yuri Lyubarsky , Ken-Ichi Nishikawa , Philip E. Hardee

Magnetic fields play a vital role in numerous astrophysical processes such as star formation and the interstellar medium. In particular, their role in the formation and evolution of galaxies is not well understood. This paper presents…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-10 Huai-Hsuan Chiu , Ke-Jung Chen

We investigate the growth of jet plus entrained mass in simulations of supermagnetosonic cylindrical and expanding jets. The entrained mass spatially grows in three stages: from an initially slow spatial rate to a faster rate and finally at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Rosen , P. E. Hardee

We study the formation and evolution of jets in the solar atmosphere using numerical simulations of partially ionized plasma. The two-fluid magnetohydrodynamic equations with ion+electron and neutral hydrogen components are used in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-19 J. J. González-Avilés , K. Murawski , T. V. Zaqarashvili

We present three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of superbubbles, to study the importance of MHD effects in the interpretation of images from recent surveys of the Galactic plane. These simulations focus mainly on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 J. M. Stil , N. D. Wityk , R. Ouyed , A. R. Taylor

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process in space and astrophysical plasmas in which oppositely directed magnetic fields changes its connectivity and eventually converts its energy into kinetic and thermal energy of the plasma.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-20 Rong Lin Jiang , Kazunari Shibata , Hiroaki Isobe , Cheng Fang

An axisymmetric MHD model is examined analytically to illustrate some key aspects of the physics of hot and magnetized outflows which originate in the near environment of a central gravitating body. By analyzing the asymptotical behaviour…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Sauty , K. Tsinganos , E. Trussoni

Numerical simulations of weakly magnetized and strongly magnetized relativistic jets embedded in a weakly magnetized and strongly magnetized stationary or weakly relativistic (v = c/2) sheath have been performed. A magnetic field parallel…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yosuke Mizuno , Philip Hardee , Ken-Ichi Nishikawa

3D Galactic magnetic fields are critical for understanding the interstellar medium, Galactic foreground polarization, and the propagation of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Leveraging recent theoretical insights into anisotropic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-23 Yue Hu

We have applied axisymmetric MHD simulations to investigate the impact of the accretion disk magnetic flux profile on the jet collimation. Using the ZEUS-3D code modified for magnetic diffusivity, our simulations evolve from an initial…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Christian Fendt