English
Related papers

Related papers: Simulations of Stellar Magnetoconvection using the…

200 papers

We present a new version of the MURaM radiative MHD code that allows for simulations spanning from the upper convection zone into the solar corona. We implemented the relevant coronal physics in terms of optically thin radiative loss, field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-28 Matthias Rempel

This paper describes the first steps of development of a new multidimensional time implicit code devoted to the study of hydrodynamical processes in stellar interiors. The code solves the hydrodynamical equations in spherical geometry and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 M. Viallet , I. Baraffe , R. Walder

Solar modelling has long been split into ''internal'' and ''surface'' modelling, because of the lack of tools to connect the very different scales in space and time, as well as the widely different environments and dominating physical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-18 Andrius Popovas , Åke Nordlund , Mikolaj Szydlarski

The treatment of convection remains a major weakness in the modelling of stellar evolution with one-dimensional (1D) codes. The ever increasing computing power makes now possible to simulate in 3D part of a star for a fraction of its life,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-03 C. Georgy , F. Rizzuti , R. Hirschi , V. Varma , W. D. Arnett , C. Meakin , M. Mocak , A. StJ. Murphy , T. Rauscher

Stellar evolution codes play a major role in present-day astrophysics, yet they share common simplifications related to the outer layers of stars. We seek to improve on this by the use of results from realistic and highly detailed 3D…

Based on detailed 2D and 3D numerical radiation-hydrodynamics (RHD) simulations of time-dependent compressible convection, we have studied the dynamics and thermal structure of the convective surface layers of a prototypical late-type…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 H. -G. Ludwig , F. Allard , P. H. Hauschildt

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) couples the Navier--Stokes and Maxwell equations into a nonlinear system of partial differential equations governing stellar interiors, astrophysical jets, fusion plasmas, and space weather. Numerical advances,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-20 E. A. Huerta

Stars on the lower main sequence (F-type through M-type) have substantial convective envelopes beneath their stellar photospheres. Convection in these regions can couple with rotation to build global-scale structures that may be observable…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-01 Benjamin P. Brown

Three-dimensional numerical simulations of solar surface magnetoconvection using realistic model physics are conducted. The thermal structure of convective motions into the upper radiative layers of the photosphere, the main scales of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Sergey D. Ustyugov

Numerous numerical studies have been carried out in recent years that simulate different aspects of exoplanets' magnetosphere and stellar winds. These studies have focused primarily on hot Jupiters with sun-like stars. This study addresses…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-23 Fatemeh Bagheri , Ramon E. Lopez , Kevin Pham

The goal of this research is to investigate how magnetic field affects the dynamics of granular convection and excitation of solar oscillations by means of realistic numerical simulations. We have used a 3D, compressible, non-linear…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-05-27 L. Jacoutot , A. G. Kosovichev , A. Wray , N. N. Mansour

The solar photospheric magnetic field is highly structured owing to its interaction with the convective flows. Its local structure has a strong influence on the profiles of spectral lines not only by virtue of the Zeeman effect, but also…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-13 Benjamin Beeck , Manfred Schüssler , Ansgar Reiners

Current state-of-the-art computational modeling makes it possible to build realistic models of stellar convection zones and atmospheres that take into account chemical composition, radiative effects, ionization, and turbulence. The standard…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-28 Irina N. Kitiashvili , Alan A. Wray

We derive a set of simplified equations that can be used for numerical studies of reduced magnetohydrodynamic turbulence within a small patch of the radially expanding solar wind. We allow the box to be either stationary in the Sun's frame…

We present a new magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code for the simulation of wave propagation in the solar atmosphere, under the effects of electrical resistivity, but not dominant, and heat transference in a uniform 3D grid. The code is based on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-02 Anamaría Navarro , F. D. Lora-Clavijo , Guillermo A. González

We present results of 3D numerical simulations of magnetically confined, radiatively driven stellar winds of massive stars, conducted using the astrophysical MHD code Pluto, with a focus on understanding the rotational variability of radio…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-01 Simon Daley-Yates , Ian Stevens

We present a new magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation code with the aim of providing accurate numerical solutions to astrophysical phenomena where discontinuities, shock waves, and turbulence are inherently important. The code implements…

We have developed 3D, compressible, non-linear radiative MHD simulations to study the influence of the magnetic field of various strength and geometry on the turbulent convective cells and on the excitation mechanisms of the acoustic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-29 Irina Kitiashvili , Laetitia Jacoutot , Alexander Kosovichev , Alan Wray , Nagi Mansour

Many systems of current interest in relativistic astrophysics require a knowledge of radiative transfer in a magnetized gas flowing in a strongly-curved, dynamical spacetime. Such systems include coalescing compact binaries containing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Brian D. Farris , Tsz Ka Li , Yuk Tung Liu , Stuart L. Shapiro

We present a statistical analysis of turbulent convection in stars within our Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) framework in spherical geometry which we derived from first principles. The primary results reported in this document…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-22 Miroslav Mocák , Casey Meakin , Maxime Viallet , David Arnett