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We have written and tested a new general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) code, capable of evolving MHD fluids in dynamical spacetimes with adaptive-mesh refinement (AMR). Our code solves the Einstein-Maxwell-MHD system of coupled…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-10-27 Zachariah B. Etienne , Yuk Tung Liu , Stuart L. Shapiro

We describe an implicit general relativistic hydrodynamics code. The evolution equations are formulated in comoving coordinates. A conservative finite differencing of the Einstein equations is outlined, and artificial viscosity and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 Matthias Liebendoerfer , Stephan Rosswog , Friedrich-Karl Thielemann

We present a numerical code for multi-component simulation of the galactic evolution. Our code includes the following parts: $N$-body is used to evolve dark matter, stellar dynamics and dust grains, gas dynamics is based on TVD-MUSCL scheme…

Computational Physics · Physics 2015-02-11 S. A. Khoperskov , E. O. Vasiliev , A. V. Khoperskov , V. N. Lubimov

I review the arguments for the importance of halo structure in driving galaxy evolution and coupling a galaxy to its environment. We begin with a general discussion of the key dynamics and examples of structure dominated by modes. We find…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Martin D. Weinberg

We study the general-relativistic dynamics of matter being accreted onto and ejected by a magnetised and nonrotating neutron star. The dynamics is followed in the framework of fully general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) within…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Sercan Çıkıntoğlu , K. Yavuz Ekşi , Luciano Rezzolla

The presence of superconducting and superfluid components in the core of mature neutron stars calls for the rethinking of a number of key magnetohydrodynamical notions like resistivity, the induction equation, magnetic energy and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-26 Vanessa Graber , Nils Andersson , Kostas Glampedakis , Samuel K. Lander

Vortex-mediated mutual friction governs the coupling between the superfluid and normal components in neutron star interiors. By, for example, comparing precise timing observations of pulsar glitches with theoretical predictions it is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-14 Lorenzo Gavassino , Marco Antonelli , Pierre Pizzochero , Brynmor Haskell

Dynamical instabilities in protoneutron stars may produce gravitational waves whose observation could shed light on the physics of core-collapse supernovae. When born with sufficient differential rotation, these stars are susceptible to a…

In the presence of a strong magnetic field and under conditions as realized in the crust and the superfluid core of neutron stars the Hall--drift dominates the field evolution. We show by a linear analysis that for a sufficiently strong…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Rheinhardt , U. Geppert

We have performed a comprehensive parameter study of the collapse of rotating, strongly magnetized stellar cores in axisymmetry to determine their gravitational wave signature based on the Einstein quadrupole formula. We use a Newtonian…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Obergaulinger , M. A. Aloy , E. Mueller

We present results of three-dimensional, fully nonlinear MHD simulations of a large-scale magnetic field evolution in a barred galaxy. The model does not take into consideration the dynamo process. We find that the obtained magnetic field…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Kulesza-Żydzik , K. Kulpa-Dybeł , K. Otmianowska-Mazur , G. Kowal , M. Soida

We investigate effects of the radiation and the moduli oscillation around the stabilized values on the evolution of a 6-dimensional spacetime compactified on $S^2$. In order to see the transition from the 5-dimensional space to the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-06-14 Hajime Otsuka , Yutaka Sakamura

We study the motion of isentropic gas in nozzles. This is a major subject in fluid dynamics. In fact, the nozzle is utilized to increase the thrust of rocket engines. Moreover, the nozzle flow is closely related to astrophysics. These…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-02-21 Naoki Tsuge

Results from 2.5D and 3D studies of the onset and development of the tearing instability are presented, using high fidelity resistive MHD simulations. A limited parameter study of the strength of the reconnecting field (or shear angle) was…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-30 Lars K. S. Daldorff , James E. Leake , James A. Klimchuk

Stars may be understood as self-gravitating masses of a compressible fluid whose radiative cooling is compensated by nuclear reactions or gravitational contraction. The understanding of their time evolution requires the use of detailed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-22 M. Rieutord , F. Espinosa Lara , B. Putigny

We present the first general-relativistic resistive magnetohydrodynamics simulations of self-consistent, rotating neutron stars with mixed poloidal and toroidal magnetic fields. Specifically, we investigate the role of resistivity in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-28 Patrick Chi-Kit Cheong , Antonios Tsokaros , Milton Ruiz , Fabrizio Venturi , Juno Chun Lung Chan , Anson Ka Long Yip , Koji Uryu

Convection is a fundamental mechanism for energy transport in stars and planets, playing a pivotal role in shaping their structures and evolution. The Mixing-Length Theory, a monomodal approach to convection, is widely adopted and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-21 Leïla Bessila , Stéphane Mathis

For a universe with massive neutrinos, cold dark matter, and baryons, we solve the linear perturbation equations analytically in the small-scale limit and find agreement with numerical codes at the 1-2% level. The inclusion of baryons, a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Wayne Hu , Daniel J. Eisenstein

We report for the first time the intrinsically three-dimensional (3D) geometry of the magnetic reconnection process induced by ballooning instability in a generalized Harris sheet. The spatial distribution and structure of the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-04-05 Ping Zhu , Amitava Bhattacharjee , Arash Sangari , Zechen Wang , Phillip Bonofiglo