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We present self-consistent numerical simulations of the sun's convection zone and radiative interior using a two-dimensional model of its equatorial plane. The background reference state is a one-dimensional solar structure model. Turbulent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Tamara M. Rogers , Gary A. Glatzmaier

We calculate the flux of internal gravity waves (IGWs) generated by turbulent convection in stars. We solve for the IGW eigenfunctions analytically near the radiative-convective interface in a local, Boussinesq, and cartesian domain. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Daniel Lecoanet , Eliot Quataert

We present numerical simulations of penetrative convection and gravity wave excitation in the Sun. Gravity waves are self-consistently generated by a convective zone overlying a radiative interior. We produce power spectra for gravity waves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Tamara M. Rogers , Gary A. Glatzmaier

Internal gravity waves (IGWs) are naturally produced by convection in stellar envelopes, and they could be an important mechanism for transporting angular momentum in the radiative interiors of stars. Prior work has established that they…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Pavel A. Denissenkov , Marc Pinsonneault , Keith B. MacGregor

We present numerical simulations of internal gravity waves (IGW) in a star with a convective core and extended radiative envelope. We report on amplitudes, spectra, dissipation and consequent angular momentum transport by such waves. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 T. M. Rogers , D. N. C. Lin , J. N. McElwaine , H. H. B. Lau

This is the fourth in a series of papers that deal with angular momentum transport by internal gravity waves in stellar interiors. Here, we want to examine the potential role of waves in other evolutionary phases than the main sequence. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Suzanne Talon , Corinne Charbonnel

The seismic data provided by the satellites CoRoT and Kepler enabled us to probe the internal rotation of thousands of evolved low-mass stars. Subsequently, several studies showed that current stellar evolution codes are unable to reproduce…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-06 C. Pinçon , K. Belkacem , M. J. Goupil , J. P. Marques

We calculate the excitation of low frequency gravity waves by turbulent convection in the sun and the effect of the angular momentum carried by these waves on the rotation profile of the sun's radiative interior. We find that the gravity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Pawan Kumar , Eliot J. Quataert

We study the impact of internal gravity waves (IGW), meridional circulation, shear turbulence, and stellar contraction on the internal rotation profile and surface velocity evolution of solar metallicity low-mass pre-main sequence stars. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 C. Charbonnel , T. Decressin , L. Amard , A. Palacios , S. Talon

Internal gravity waves (hereafter IGWs) are known as one of the candidates for explaining the angular velocity profile in the Sun and in solar-type main-sequence and evolved stars, due to their role in the transport of angular momentum. Our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Lucie Alvan , Stephane Mathis , Thibaut Decressin

Intermediate-mass main sequence stars have large radiative envelopes overlying convective cores. This configuration allows internal gravity waves (IGWs) generated at the convective-radiative interface to propagate towards the stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-12 R. P. Ratnasingam , P. V. F. Edelmann , T. M. Rogers

Internal gravity waves (hereafter IGWs) are one of the mechanisms that can play a key role to redistribute efficiently angular momentum in stars along their evolution. The study of IGWs is thus of major importance since space-based…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-12 Stéphane Mathis

Recent asteroseismic advances have allowed for direct measurements of the internal rotation rates of many sub-giant and red giant stars. Unlike the nearly rigidly rotating Sun, these evolved stars contain radiative cores that spin faster…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-30 Jim Fuller , Daniel Lecoanet , Matteo Cantiello , Ben Brown

The internal gravity waves of low frequency which are emitted at the base of the solar convection zone are able to extract angular momentum from the radiative interior. We evaluate this transport with some simplifying assumptions: we ignore…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jean-Paul Zahn , Suzanne Talon , Jose Matias

The excitation of internal gravity waves by penetrative convective plumes is investigated using 2-D direct simulations of compressible convection. The wave generation is quantitatively studied from the linear response of the radiative zone…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Dintrans , A. Brandenburg , A. Nordlund , R. F. Stein

In this second paper of the series on internal gravity waves (IGWs), we present a study of the generation and propagation of IGWs in a model solar atmosphere with diverse magnetic conditions. A magnetic field free, and three magnetic models…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 G. Vigeesh , M. Roth , O. Steiner , J. Jackiewicz

We demonstrate that induced gravitational waves (IGWs) can naturally emerge within the framework of thermal leptogenesis models, thereby providing a robust probe for exploring this theory at remarkably high energy scales. To illustrate this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-09-29 Marco Chianese , Guillem Domènech , Theodoros Papanikolaou , Rome Samanta , Ninetta Saviano

We present the first three-dimensional (3D), hydrodynamic simulations of the core convection zone (CZ) and extended radiative zone spanning from 1% to 90% of the stellar radius of an intermediate mass (3 $\mathrm{M}_\odot$) star. This…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 P. V. F. Edelmann , R. P. Ratnasingam , M. G. Pedersen , D. M. Bowman , V. Prat , T. M. Rogers

We present results from numerical simulations of the interaction of internal gravity waves (IGW) with magnetic fields in the radiative interior of the Sun. In this second paper, the waves are forced self-consistently by an overlying…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 T. M. Rogers , K. B. MacGregor

Internal gravity waves (hereafter IGWs) are studied for their impact on the angular momentum transport in stellar radiation zones and the information they provide about the structure and dynamics of deep stellar interiors. We here present…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-08 Lucie Alvan , Allan Sacha Brun , Stéphane Mathis
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